Bell City is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Bell City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bell City, ~9% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bell City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bell City leans more Republican than 39 of 79 neighbors.
Bell City runs about 51 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Bell City 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 Bell City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Bell City are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Bell City, MO sits below the national average on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Bell City looks the way it does
Turnout in Bell City 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 Cities
- Painton, MO R+69
- Tillman, MO R+73
- Perkins, MO R+70
- Swinton, MO R+72
- Aquilla, MO R+71
- Toga, MO R+73
- Clines Island, MO R+71
- Advance, MO R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Widewater, VA R+9
- White City, TN R+68
- Vienna, LA R+82
- La Barge, WY R+81
- Northport, WA R+41
- White Bead, OK R+57
- Riverview Estates, KY R+51
- Shades Glen, PA R+37
- Coalmont, IN R+61
- Rebie, GA R+70
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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.