Blythedale is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Blythedale typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blythedale, ~8% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blythedale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blythedale is the most Republican-leaning.
Blythedale runs about 57 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Blythedale 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 Blythedale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Blythedale, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Blythedale sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 76% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Blythedale, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Blythedale looks the way it does
Turnout in Blythedale sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eagleville, MO R+73
- Cainsville, MO R+73
- Ridgeway, MO R+73
- Lamoni, IA R+26
- Davis City, IA R+60
- Saline, MO R+70
- Hatfield, MO R+68
- Mount Moriah, MO R+75
- Pleasanton, IA R+61
- Washington Center, MO R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rose Hill, TN R+73
- Ripperdan, CA R+34
- Graysville, OH R+67
- Punkin Center, KS R+58
- Deer River, NY R+35
- Skene, MS R+37
- St. Catharine, MO R+60
- Rock Creek, TN R+64
- Thurston, NE R+56
- Caney, AR R+70
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.