Beaufort is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Beaufort typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beaufort, ~16% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beaufort compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beaufort leans more Republican than 42 of 69 neighbors.
Beaufort runs about 44 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Beaufort 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 Beaufort, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Beaufort drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Beaufort are family households, above 93% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Beaufort, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Beaufort looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Beaufort own their home, about 18 points above the Missouri average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Beaufort have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Leslie, MO R+64
- Neier, MO R+63
- Greenstreet, MO R+63
- Lyon, MO R+64
- Kiel, MO R+64
- Union, MO R+44
- Gerald, MO R+62
- Detmold, MO R+63
- Stanton, MO R+58
- Washington, MO R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tenmile, OR R+50
- Heltonville, IN R+47
- Westville, SC R+55
- Neapolis, OH R+39
- Rhodes, MI R+42
- Stanaford, WV R+40
- Howes Cave, NY R+24
- Marbury, MD D+19
- Osborne, KS R+74
- Scranton, KS R+53
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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.