Butterfield is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Butterfield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Butterfield, ~10% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Butterfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Butterfield leans more Republican than 31 of 66 neighbors.
Butterfield runs about 50 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Butterfield 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 Butterfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Butterfield are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Butterfield, 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 Butterfield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Butterfield is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Purdy, MO R+68
- Exeter, MO R+69
- Cassville, MO R+60
- Star City, MO R+66
- Ridgley, MO R+68
- Wheaton, MO R+66
- Chain-O-Lakes, MO R+65
- Mineral Spring, MO R+63
- Pioneer, MO R+72
- Washburn, MO R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wentworth, TX R+79
- Oliver, AL R+70
- Paint Rock, TN R+74
- Owendale, MI R+58
- Westover, LA R+28
- Glenn, CA R+64
- Kosse, TX R+74
- Sierra View, PA R+15
- Ethan, SD R+66
- Lawrence, TX R+12
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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.