65305 leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 31% of adults in 65305 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 65305, ~12% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 65305 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 65305 leans more Republican than 1 of 6 neighbors.
65305 runs about 5 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 65305. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 65305 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 65305, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 92% of households in 65305 are family households, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but 65305 runs against that pattern.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; 65305, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 65305 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 96% of households in 65305 rent, about 71 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 98% of adults in 65305 have completed high school, above 94% 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.