Excelsior Springs Junction is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Excelsior Springs Junction typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Excelsior Springs Junction, ~19% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Excelsior Springs Junction compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Excelsior Springs Junction leans more Republican than 47 of 75 neighbors.
Excelsior Springs Junction runs about 33 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Excelsior Springs Junction. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Excelsior Springs Junction 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 Excelsior Springs Junction, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Excelsior Springs Junction are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Excelsior Springs Junction, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Excelsior Springs Junction looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Excelsior Springs Junction own their home, about 16 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mosby, MO R+45
- Sibley, MO R+55
- Missouri City, MO R+41
- Elkhorn, MO R+59
- Prathersville, MO R+42
- Orrick, MO R+60
- Lake City, MO R+51
- Crystal Lakes, MO R+55
- Excelsior Springs, MO R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Choctaw Bluff, AL D+28
- Pearson, WI R+37
- Sunnyland, OH R+39
- Rutledge Falls, TN R+65
- Russell, OH R+68
- Hallsport, NY R+49
- Rolling Ground, WI R+25
- Rosedale, IL R+38
- Ronco, PA R+38
- Handley, WV R+46
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.