Young-Lilly leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Young-Lilly typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Young-Lilly, ~30% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Young-Lilly compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Young-Lilly is the most Republican-leaning.
Young-Lilly runs about 9 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Young-Lilly. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Young-Lilly 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 Young-Lilly, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in Young-Lilly drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Young-Lilly, Springfield, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Young-Lilly looks the way it does
Turnout in Young-Lilly sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Westside Community Betterment, Springfield, MO R+12
- Heart of the Westside, Springfield, MO R+15
- Tom Watkins, Springfield, MO R+22
- West Central, Springfield, MO D+10
- Fassnight, Springfield, MO D+7
- Grant Beach, Springfield, MO Even
- Downtown Springfield, Springfield, MO D+19
- Woodland Heights, Springfield, MO R+8
- Seminole Holland, Springfield, MO R+4
- Phelps, Springfield, MO D+31
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Kenny, Minneapolis, MN D+64
- Spring Lake, Birmingham, AL D+68
- River Bend, Des Moines, IA D+45
- Somerset Park, Willingboro, NJ D+65
- Petersburg, Scranton, PA D+20
- Lincoln, Vancouver, WA D+44
- Beacon Park, Meadow Woods, FL D+10
- South Park, Seattle, WA D+50
- Mission Hills, El Paso, TX D+27
- Sky Ranch, Santee, CA R+15
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.