65053 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 77% of adults in 65053 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 65053, ~20% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 65053 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 65053 leans more Republican than 4 of 11 neighbors.
65053 runs about 29 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 65053. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 35 points.
Why 65053 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 65053, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in 65053 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; 65053, MO sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 65053 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in 65053 have completed high school, about 10 points above the Missouri average of 89%. 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.