Carrington is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Carrington typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carrington, ~18% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carrington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carrington leans more Republican than 23 of 52 neighbors.
Carrington runs about 37 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Carrington. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Carrington 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 Carrington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Carrington drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Carrington are family households, above 80% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Carrington, MO sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Carrington looks the way it does
Turnout in Carrington sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fulton, MO R+31
- New Bloomfield, MO R+57
- Hams Prairie, MO R+50
- Englewood, MO R+29
- Millersburg, MO R+49
- Lake Mykee Town, MO R+57
- Mokane, MO R+58
- Tebbetts, MO R+57
- Elkhurst, MO R+27
- Kingdom City, MO R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hazelton, ND R+77
- Waneta, KY R+81
- Bass, KY R+77
- Possumneck, MS R+77
- South Hannibal, NY R+41
- South Hope, ME R+19
- Jones Springs, WV R+57
- Kinkora Heights, PA R+46
- Paineville, VA R+38
- Blackburn, MO R+66
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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.