Bunker is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Bunker typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bunker, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bunker compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bunker leans more Republican than 26 of 32 neighbors.
Bunker runs about 53 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Bunker leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Bunker, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Bunker live in densely developed areas, about 18 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Bunker sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 83% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Bunker are family households, above 82% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Bunker, MO sits in the bottom 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 Bunker looks the way it does
Turnout in Bunker sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Reynolds, MO R+70
- Corridon, MO R+70
- Boss, MO R+73
- Oates, MO R+70
- Gladden, MO R+77
- Centerville, MO R+69
- Round Spring, MO R+66
- Shannondale, MO R+69
- Black, MO R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Old Mill Creek, IL D+6
- Calhoun, MO R+67
- Mount Auburn, IN R+60
- Mount Summit, IN R+56
- Shedd, OR R+51
- Deal Island, MD R+53
- Fork Union, VA R+12
- Trent, TX R+74
- Maxwell, NE R+75
- Alba, MO R+70
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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.