Whiteman Air Force Base is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Whiteman Air Force Base typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whiteman Air Force Base, ~13% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whiteman Air Force Base compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whiteman Air Force Base leans more Republican than 7 of 45 neighbors.
Whiteman Air Force Base runs about 33 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Whiteman Air Force Base. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Whiteman Air Force Base 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 Air Force Base, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Whiteman Air Force Base hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Whiteman Air Force Base, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Whiteman Air Force Base looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 43% of households in Whiteman Air Force Base rent, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whiteman AFB, MO R+23
- Knob Noster, MO R+41
- Owsley, MO R+66
- La Monte, MO R+52
- Montserrat, MO R+49
- Stokley, MO R+62
- Valley City, MO R+59
- Sutherland, MO R+63
- Green Ridge, MO R+66
- Warrensburg, MO R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Guysie, GA R+78
- Cynthiana, IN R+51
- Goshen, NH R+28
- Silver Lake, OR R+65
- Davenport, CA D+52
- Ottokee, OH R+55
- Shady Grove, TX R+72
- Darling, MN R+52
- Pettysville, MI R+24
- Sultana, CA R+17
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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.