65256 leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 90% of adults in 65256 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 65256, ~24% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 65256 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 65256 leans more Republican than 6 of 9 neighbors.
65256 runs about 27 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 65256. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 18 points.
Why 65256 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 65256, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in 65256 are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 65256, MO sits in the bottom quarter 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 65256 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in 65256 own their home, about 14 points above the Missouri average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 65256 have completed high school, above 87% 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.