65211 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 23% of adults in 65211 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 65211, ~16% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~77% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 65211 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 65211 is the most Democratic-leaning.
65211 runs about 61 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while 65211 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why 65211 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 65211, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in 65211 live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and more than 99% of adults in 65211 have never been married, in the top fraction of zip codes. 65211 runs against the grain of Missouri, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; 65211, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 65211 looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. 65211 sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in 65211 report food insecurity, above 89% 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.