Jenkins is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Jenkins typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jenkins, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jenkins compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jenkins leans more Republican than 60 of 68 neighbors.
Jenkins runs about 52 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Jenkins 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 Jenkins, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 88% of households in Jenkins are family households, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Jenkins sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 87% of cities). Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Jenkins sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 82% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Jenkins, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Jenkins looks the way it does
Turnout in Jenkins sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Leann, MO R+71
- Cato, MO R+68
- Hailey, MO R+63
- Wheelerville, MO R+70
- Star City, MO R+66
- Madry, MO R+71
- Scholten, MO R+70
- Mineral Spring, MO R+63
- Cape Fair, MO R+57
- Sage Hill, MO R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zittau, WI R+36
- Gays Creek, KY R+71
- New Offenburg, MO R+59
- New Albion, NY R+49
- Neeper, MO R+68
- Mount Pisgah, OH R+49
- Northland, WI R+39
- Oak Hill, NY R+26
- Mon Louis, AL R+81
- Compton, AR R+57
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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.