Starkenburg is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Starkenburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Starkenburg, ~16% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Starkenburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Starkenburg leans more Republican than 29 of 53 neighbors.
Starkenburg runs about 44 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Starkenburg 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 Starkenburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Starkenburg, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Starkenburg sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 84% of cities).
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Starkenburg, MO does.
Why turnout in Starkenburg looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Starkenburg have completed high school, about 7 points above the Missouri average of 89%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rhineland, MO R+63
- McKittrick, MO R+54
- Gasconade, MO R+60
- Big Spring, MO R+60
- Bluffton, MO R+62
- Hermann, MO R+50
- Case, MO R+58
- Morrison, MO R+63
- Portland, MO R+58
- Readsville, MO R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zetto, GA D+9
- Denver, MO R+66
- Lacon, KY R+63
- Point Pleasant, TN R+70
- Kelso, ND R+38
- Joppa, IN R+52
- Prowers, CO R+60
- Jewettville, NY R+27
- Johannesburg, CA R+36
- Lawn, WV 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.