Bosky Dell is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Bosky Dell typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bosky Dell, ~9% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bosky Dell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bosky Dell leans more Republican than 40 of 64 neighbors.
Bosky Dell runs about 49 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Bosky Dell 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 Bosky Dell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Bosky Dell hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Missouri average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Bosky Dell are family households, above 77% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bosky Dell, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Bosky Dell looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bosky Dell is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 10 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Bosky Dell rent, above 91% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Bosky Dell report food insecurity, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Anderson, MO R+68
- Lanagan, MO R+69
- Tiff City, MO R+73
- Coy, MO R+77
- Ginger Blue, MO R+66
- Goodman, MO R+67
- May, MO R+73
- Havenhurst, MO R+68
- Noel, MO R+52
- Spring Valley, MO R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allamuchy, NJ R+16
- Karnak, IL R+62
- Centerville, VA D+3
- Mina, SD R+59
- Ray Brook, NY D+16
- Burlington Junction, MO R+65
- Dexter, NC Even
- Denmark, TN D+3
- Shiawasseetown, MI R+40
- Thorn, MS R+55
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.