Weston leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Weston typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weston, ~27% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weston leans more Republican than 25 of 68 neighbors.
Weston runs about 18 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Weston. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Weston 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 Weston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Weston drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Weston, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Weston looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Weston is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Weston have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woodruff, MO R+37
- Kickapoo, KS R+52
- Tracy, MO R+27
- Fort Leavenworth, KS R+8
- Iatan, MO R+41
- New Market, MO R+41
- Wallace, MO R+51
- Camden Point, MO R+48
- Lowemont, KS R+53
- Hoover, MO R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Goodells, MI R+49
- Congress, AZ R+52
- Callaway, VA R+58
- Sterling, KS R+51
- Black Canyon City, AZ R+46
- Blair, WI R+29
- Bagley, MN R+43
- Lanark, IL R+37
- Collins, GA R+50
- Crosslake, MN R+27
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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.