Barton County is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Barton County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barton County, ~14% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barton County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Barton County leans more Republican than 10 of 11 neighbors.
Barton County runs about 46 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Barton County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Barton County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Barton County drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 70% of households in Barton County are family households, above 80% of counties.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Barton County, MO sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Barton County looks the way it does
Turnout in Barton County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Crawford County, KS R+28
- Vernon County, MO R+56
- Jasper County, MO R+40
- Dade County, MO R+67
- Cedar County, MO R+65
- Bourbon County, KS R+48
- Cherokee County, KS R+56
- Newton County, MO R+54
- Lawrence County, MO R+60
- St. Clair County, MO R+64
Counties with Similar Populations
- Magoffin County, KY R+67
- Iron County, MI R+24
- Teton County, ID R+21
- Ward County, TX R+56
- Jackson County, TN R+65
- Cherokee County, IA R+42
- Trousdale County, TN R+59
- Ramsey County, ND R+30
- Conecuh County, AL R+7
- Red River County, TX R+51
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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.