Byron is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Byron typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Byron, ~11% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Byron compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Byron leans more Republican than 49 of 56 neighbors.
Byron runs about 52 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Byron 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 Byron, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Byron sits in the bottom quarter on density and more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 13 points above the Missouri average of 87%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Byron are family households, above 81% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Byron, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Byron looks the way it does
Turnout in Byron sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Canaan, MO R+68
- Belle, MO R+62
- Summerfield, MO R+67
- Bland, MO R+66
- Judge, MO R+70
- Cooper Hill, MO R+70
- Old Bland, MO R+65
- Cleavesville, MO R+65
- Rich Fountain, MO R+67
- Old Woollam, MO R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adrian, TX R+84
- Cummings, ND R+39
- Fargo, WI R+27
- Clappville, PA R+57
- Kennedy, MN R+23
- Heafford Junction, WI R+31
- Chatham, KY R+60
- Chatham Hill, VA R+66
- Stuart, AR R+67
- Egypt Mills, MO R+62
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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.