Westside Community Betterment leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Westside Community Betterment typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westside Community Betterment, ~20% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westside Community Betterment compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Westside Community Betterment leans more Republican than 15 of 21 neighbors.
Westside Community Betterment runs about 7 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Westside Community Betterment. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+22), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Westside Community Betterment leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Westside Community Betterment, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Westside Community Betterment, about 77% of residents are non-Hispanic white, above 77% of neighborhoods; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Westside Community Betterment, Springfield, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Westside Community Betterment looks the way it does
Turnout in Westside Community Betterment sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Central, Springfield, MO D+10
- Heart of the Westside, Springfield, MO R+15
- Fassnight, Springfield, MO D+7
- Young-Lilly, Springfield, MO R+27
- Downtown Springfield, Springfield, MO D+19
- Grant Beach, Springfield, MO Even
- Tom Watkins, Springfield, MO R+22
- Phelps, Springfield, MO D+31
- Seminole Holland, Springfield, MO R+4
- Midtown Springfield, Springfield, MO D+17
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Iowa State University, Ames, IA D+22
- Rossmoyne, Glendale, CA D+13
- Victoria, Riverside, CA D+3
- Mt Vernon Square, Washington, DC D+74
- Southside, Easton, PA D+29
- Walker, Maywood, CA D+39
- Beverly, Toledo, OH D+19
- Hillsboro West End, Nashville, TN D+45
- Petosky-Otsego, Detroit, MI D+86
- Mineral Springs-Rumble Road, Charlotte, NC D+62
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Missouri Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.