Whitewater is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Whitewater typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whitewater, ~9% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whitewater compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whitewater leans more Republican than 74 of 77 neighbors.
Whitewater runs about 57 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Whitewater 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 Whitewater, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Whitewater drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Whitewater are family households, above 83% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Whitewater, MO sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Whitewater looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Whitewater own their home, about 12 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Leopold, MO R+68
- Glennon, MO R+71
- Gravel Hill, MO R+72
- Delta, MO R+74
- Tilsit, MO R+68
- Arbor, MO R+75
- Dutchtown, MO R+64
- Burfordville, MO R+68
- Gipsy, MO R+64
- Gordonville, MO R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Centre, PA R+58
- Dennard, AR R+63
- Tafts Corner, MA R+12
- Petersburgh, OH R+59
- Shiloh, NC R+54
- Beatrice, AL R+5
- Mannsville, KY R+69
- Cotton Plant, AR R+2
- Elderon, WI R+44
- Ebro, MN R+32
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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.