65050 is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 50% of adults in 65050 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 65050, ~7% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 65050 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 65050 leans more Republican than 6 of 9 neighbors.
65050 runs about 52 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why 65050 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 65050, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 65050, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Missouri average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in 65050 are family households, above 93% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 65050, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 65050 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 8% of homes in 65050 have more than one occupant per room, above 93% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 62% of adults in 65050 have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.