Wasola is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Wasola typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wasola, ~11% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wasola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wasola leans more Republican than 32 of 48 neighbors.
Wasola runs about 52 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Wasola 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 Wasola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Wasola live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Wasola, MO does.
Why turnout in Wasola looks the way it does
Turnout in Wasola 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
- Squires, MO R+72
- Almartha, MO R+71
- Noble, MO R+67
- Romance, MO R+70
- Sweden, MO R+72
- Souder, MO R+70
- Smallett, MO R+75
- Evans, MO R+73
- Thornfield, MO R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Deering, ND R+72
- Millbrook, PA R+53
- Burnside, PA R+70
- Virginia Mills, PA R+58
- Woodworth, MT R+35
- Rutland, IA R+54
- Norwalk, MI R+25
- Ellisville, AL R+81
- Uniontown, MO R+75
- Nolan, TX R+78
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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.