Blackwell is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Blackwell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blackwell, ~14% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blackwell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blackwell leans more Republican than 56 of 70 neighbors.
Blackwell runs about 47 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Blackwell 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 Blackwell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Blackwell, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Missouri average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Blackwell are family households, above 94% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Blackwell, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Blackwell looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Blackwell own their home, about 18 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fertile, MO R+67
- Cruise Mill, MO R+68
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- Tiff, MO R+66
- Shibboleth, MO R+67
- Happy Hollow, MO R+65
- Cadet, MO R+64
- Fletcher, MO R+67
- Bliss, MO R+66
- Frumet, MO R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gibsland, LA D+11
- Roosevelt, MN R+55
- Roosevelt, NJ R+12
- Colfax, IN R+59
- Anderson Island, WA D+13
- Red Valley, VA R+57
- McGregor, IA R+32
- Twining, MI R+45
- Quicksburg, VA R+55
- Orrville, AL D+61
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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.