Whiteman AFB leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 31% of adults in Whiteman AFB typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whiteman AFB, ~12% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whiteman AFB compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whiteman AFB leans more Republican than 1 of 46 neighbors.
Whiteman AFB runs about 4 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Whiteman AFB. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Whiteman AFB 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 Whiteman AFB, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Whiteman AFB votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 75%, far above the Missouri average of 22%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 91% of households in Whiteman AFB are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Whiteman AFB, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Whiteman AFB looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 96% of households in Whiteman AFB rent, about 71 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 98% of adults in Whiteman AFB have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Knob Noster, MO R+41
- Whiteman Air Force Base, MO R+51
- Montserrat, MO R+49
- Owsley, MO R+66
- Valley City, MO R+59
- Warrensburg, MO R+19
- La Monte, MO R+52
- Stokley, MO R+62
- Sutherland, MO R+63
- Leeton, MO R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Arlington, MN R+39
- Baraga, MI Even
- Oak Hill, FL R+51
- Elkland, MO R+69
- Bethel, NC D+9
- Eyota, MN R+28
- Salt Rock, WV R+62
- Stoutsville, OH R+55
- Brimfield, IL R+36
- Montara, CA D+49
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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.