Wellston is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Wellston typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wellston, ~43% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wellston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wellston leans more Democratic than 166 of 180 neighbors.
Wellston runs about 101 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Wellston is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wellston. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+85) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+47), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Wellston 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 Wellston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Wellston 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 60% of adults in Wellston have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Wellston runs against the grain of Missouri, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Wellston, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Wellston looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wellston is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 39%, about 18 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 53% of households in Wellston rent, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 46% of adults in Wellston report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hillsdale, MO D+85
- Pagedale, MO D+82
- Velda Village Hills, MO D+87
- Uplands Park, MO D+86
- Velda City, MO D+87
- Beverly Hills, MO D+86
- Pine Lawn, MO D+85
- Greendale, MO D+78
- Glen Echo Park, MO D+47
- Hanley Hills, MO D+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spencer, VA R+47
- Conway Springs, KS R+57
- Ellsworth, MI R+26
- Creston, MT R+41
- Geronimo, OK R+56
- Ralls, TX R+49
- Falkner, MS R+65
- Elephant Butte, NM R+42
- Swanton, MD R+39
- Herscher, IL R+44
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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.