Weller leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 34% of adults in Weller typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weller, ~18% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~66% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weller compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Weller leans more Democratic than 15 of 20 neighbors.
Weller runs about 26 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Weller is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Weller leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Weller, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Weller live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 61% of adults in Weller have never been married, above 93% of neighborhoods. Weller runs against the grain of Missouri, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Developed land and Democratic lean
Places with a heavily developed built environment tend to lean Democratic; Weller, Springfield, MO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Weller looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Weller sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Weller have completed high school, below 75% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Midtown Springfield, Springfield, MO D+17
- Robberson, Springfield, MO R+15
- Webster Park-Shady Dell, Springfield, MO R+27
- Rountree, Springfield, MO D+41
- Doling, Springfield, MO R+17
- Bingham, Springfield, MO R+3
- Woodland Heights, Springfield, MO R+8
- Grant Beach, Springfield, MO Even
- Downtown Springfield, Springfield, MO D+19
- Phelps, Springfield, MO D+31
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Avondale, Everett, WA D+20
- Tucson Park West, Tucson, AZ D+37
- City Center, Toledo, OH D+58
- Delman, San Bernardino, CA D+25
- City Center, Miami Beach, FL D+14
- Lincoln Park-Buffalo, Tonawanda, NY D+16
- Monroe Ward, Richmond, VA D+56
- South 39th Street, Missoula, MT D+14
- Enderis Park, Milwaukee, WI D+61
- Keewaydin, Minneapolis, MN D+65
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.