The 10 Most Liberal Cities In Missouri For 2024


The most liberal cities in Missouri are St. Louis and Florissant for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

In this article, we will explore some of the most liberal cities in Missouri, where progressive ideas and inclusive attitudes flourish.

If you’re looking to move to Missouri and want to know where the majority of Missourians lean left, you’ve come to the right place.

Specifically, we wanted to know which cities have the highest number of liberal voters in the Show Me State.

To do so, we analyzed how the people in each city in Missouri with a population greater than 5,000 voted during the last presidential election. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Democrat were named the most liberal cities in the state.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Most Liberal Cities In Missouri Map

If you’re wondering, Dexter is the most conservative city in Missouri of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then, we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most liberal cities in Missouri.

And if you already knew these places were liberal, check out some more reading about Missouri and the most liberal places in the country:

The 10 Most Liberal Places In Missouri For 2024

St. Louis, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

4
/10
Percent Democrat: 82.2%
More on St. Louis: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Florissant, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Percent Democrat: 61.2%
More on Florissant: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Chesterfield, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Percent Democrat: 61.2%
More on Chesterfield: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Wildwood, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Percent Democrat: 61.2%
More on Wildwood: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

University City, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Percent Democrat: 61.2%
More on University City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Ballwin, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

10
/10
Percent Democrat: 61.2%
More on Ballwin: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Kirkwood, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Percent Democrat: 61.2%
More on Kirkwood: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Maryland Heights, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Percent Democrat: 61.2%
More on Maryland Heights: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Hazelwood, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

5
/10
Percent Democrat: 61.2%
More on Hazelwood: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Webster Groves, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Percent Democrat: 61.2%
More on Webster Groves: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How we determined the most liberal cities in Missouri for 2024

To find the most liberal places in Missouri, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most liberals.

Straight forward.

We started by making a list of every city in Missouri over 5,000 people based on the 2018-2022 American Community Survey. That left us with 128 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places lean the most leftward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For Democratic President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Democrats, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

The winner, St. Louis, is “The Most liberal City in Missouri For 2024”. The most conservative place in Missouri was Dexter.

We updated this article for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the most liberal places to live in Missouri.

Summing Up The Liberal Snowflakes in Missouri

Well, there you have it, the places in Missouri that have the highest number of liberals per capita, with St. Louis ranking as the least conservative in the entire state.

The most liberal cities in Missouri are St. Louis, Florissant, Chesterfield, Wildwood, University City, Ballwin, Kirkwood, Maryland Heights, Hazelwood, and Webster Groves.

If you’re curious, here are the least liberal cities in Missouri:

  1. Dexter
  2. Lebanon
  3. West Plains

For more Missouri reading, check out:

Most Liberal Places In Missouri

Rank City Population % Liberal
1 St. Louis, MO 298,018 82.2%
2 Florissant, MO 52,167 61.2%
3 Chesterfield, MO 49,645 61.2%
4 Wildwood, MO 35,276 61.2%
5 University City, MO 34,850 61.2%
6 Ballwin, MO 30,948 61.2%
7 Kirkwood, MO 29,309 61.2%
8 Maryland Heights, MO 28,099 61.2%
9 Hazelwood, MO 25,345 61.2%
10 Webster Groves, MO 23,838 61.2%
11 Creve Coeur, MO 18,679 61.2%
12 Ferguson, MO 18,546 61.2%
13 Manchester, MO 18,240 61.2%
14 Clayton, MO 17,212 61.2%
15 Overland, MO 15,838 61.2%
16 Jennings, MO 12,996 61.2%
17 St. Ann, MO 12,917 61.2%
18 Crestwood, MO 12,315 61.2%
19 Eureka, MO 12,008 61.2%
20 Town And Country, MO 11,575 61.2%
21 Bridgeton, MO 11,422 61.2%
22 Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO 10,637 61.2%
23 Ellisville, MO 9,914 61.2%
24 Richmond Heights, MO 9,186 61.2%
25 Des Peres, MO 9,140 61.2%
26 Sunset Hills, MO 9,121 61.2%
27 Ladue, MO 8,934 61.2%
28 Olivette, MO 8,431 61.2%
29 Berkeley, MO 8,232 61.2%
30 Maplewood, MO 8,205 61.2%
31 Brentwood, MO 8,173 61.2%
32 Pacific, MO 7,239 61.2%
33 Valley Park, MO 6,848 61.2%
34 Black Jack, MO 6,632 61.2%
35 St. John, MO 6,583 61.2%
36 Shrewsbury, MO 6,352 61.2%
37 Glendale, MO 6,131 61.2%
38 Columbia, MO 126,172 54.9%
39 Kansas City, MO 505,958 47.5%
40 Smithville, MO 10,416 47.5%
41 Parkville, MO 7,669 47.5%
42 Independence, MO 122,218 46.9%
43 Lee’s Summit, MO 101,728 46.9%
44 Blue Springs, MO 58,720 46.9%
45 Raytown, MO 29,772 46.9%
46 Grandview, MO 25,921 46.9%
47 Grain Valley, MO 15,688 46.9%
48 Pleasant Hill, MO 8,822 46.9%
49 Oak Grove, MO 8,304 46.9%
50 Greenwood, MO 6,038 46.9%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

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