Whiting is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Whiting typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whiting, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whiting compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whiting leans more Republican than 48 of 58 neighbors.
Whiting runs about 51 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Whiting 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 Whiting, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Whiting drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Whiting, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Whiting looks the way it does
Turnout in Whiting sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Prairie, MO R+56
- Anniston, MO R+69
- Samos, MO R+52
- La Forge, MO R+68
- Matthews, MO R+69
- Bertrand, MO R+55
- Charleston, MO R+7
- Dorena, MO R+72
- Miner, MO R+55
- Kewanee, MO R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wardell, VA R+59
- Foster, IN R+63
- Ringgold, MD R+47
- Rincon, NM R+3
- Layman, OH R+57
- LaFayette, TX R+67
- Dixon Springs, TN R+68
- DeWeese, MS R+68
- Sprague, WV R+22
- Moro, OR R+62
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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.