Woodson Terrace leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Woodson Terrace typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodson Terrace, ~30% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodson Terrace compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodson Terrace leans more Democratic than 117 of 178 neighbors.
Woodson Terrace runs about 48 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Woodson Terrace is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Woodson Terrace. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+36) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+25), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Woodson Terrace leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Woodson Terrace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Woodson Terrace live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 45% of adults in Woodson Terrace have never been married, above 96% of cities. Woodson Terrace runs against the grain of Missouri, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Woodson Terrace, MO sits in the bottom tenth 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 Woodson Terrace looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Woodson Terrace is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 10 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 42% of households in Woodson Terrace rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Woodson Terrace report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Edmundson, MO D+27
- Breckenridge Hills, MO D+33
- St. John, MO D+32
- St. Ann, MO D+25
- Sycamore Hills, MO D+29
- Charlack, MO D+49
- Berkeley, MO D+72
- Overland, MO D+24
- Bel-Ridge, MO D+69
- Kinloch, MO D+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Essington, PA R+16
- Zwolle, LA R+34
- Spencer, NC D+11
- Lemon Hill, CA D+33
- Samson, AL R+71
- Los Molinos, CA R+39
- Saxon, SC D+39
- Gowanda, NY R+27
- Madeira Beach, FL R+20
- Hemlock Farms, PA R+7
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.