Bruner is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Bruner typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bruner, ~12% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bruner compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bruner leans more Republican than 32 of 53 neighbors.
Bruner runs about 49 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Bruner 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 Bruner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Bruner live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Missouri average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Bruner are family households, above 90% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Bruner, MO sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Bruner looks the way it does
Turnout in Bruner sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oldfield, MO R+67
- Ongo, MO R+65
- Olga, MO R+70
- Sparta, MO R+64
- Old Merritt, MO R+73
- Henderson, MO R+62
- Chadwick, MO R+63
- Fordland, MO R+68
- Linden, MO R+65
- Rogersville, MO R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Richmond, IN R+61
- Timber Lake, SD R+44
- Green Valley, WI R+50
- Pearson, AR R+69
- Montrose, MO R+68
- Green Valley, WV R+56
- Evans, WA R+45
- Stockholm, WI R+19
- Mongaup Valley, NY R+19
- Fagus, MO R+65
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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.