Bland is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Bland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bland, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bland leans more Republican than 33 of 54 neighbors.
Bland runs about 47 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Bland 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 Bland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Bland, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Bland drive to work alone, above 89% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Bland are family households, above 76% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Bland, MO sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Bland looks the way it does
Turnout in Bland sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cleavesville, MO R+65
- Canaan, MO R+68
- Old Bland, MO R+65
- Belle, MO R+62
- Byron, MO R+71
- Owensville, MO R+56
- Red Bird, MO R+66
- Old Woollam, MO R+65
- Cooper Hill, MO R+70
- Summerfield, MO R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sallis, MS Even
- Casa Blanca, NM D+58
- Sunbury, NC R+27
- Wolfeboro Falls, NH Even
- West Edmeston, NY R+44
- West Milton, VT R+5
- Pembroke Township, IL D+62
- Loire, TX R+23
- Floodwood, MN R+29
- Colton, SD R+49
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.