Westville is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Westville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westville, ~13% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Westville leans more Republican than 16 of 46 neighbors.
Westville runs about 48 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Westville 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 Westville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Westville sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 9 points above the Missouri average of 87%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Westville are family households, above 82% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Westville, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Westville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Westville own their home, about 16 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marceline, MO R+54
- Wien, MO R+67
- Mike, MO R+70
- Musselfork, MO R+68
- Rothville, MO R+69
- Lingo, MO R+68
- Bucklin, MO R+61
- New Cambria, MO R+68
- St. Catharine, MO R+60
- Prairie Hill, MO R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zurich, MT R+66
- Minnewaukan, ND R+4
- Burke Center, NY R+36
- Whitney, MI R+41
- Sykeston, ND R+62
- Tabernacle, NJ R+28
- Comstock, NE R+73
- Redstone Arsenal, AL R+2
- White Sulphur Springs, LA R+94
- Hodge, AL R+80
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.