Caruthersville leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Caruthersville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Caruthersville, ~25% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Caruthersville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Caruthersville leans more Republican than 4 of 81 neighbors.
Politically, Caruthersville sits close to the rest of Missouri.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Caruthersville. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+28) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+63), a spread of about 91 points.
Why Caruthersville 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 Caruthersville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Caruthersville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 44%, well above the Missouri average of 22%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Caruthersville sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 85% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Caruthersville, MO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Caruthersville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Caruthersville 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 44%, about 13 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kinfolks Ridge, MO R+54
- Shade, MO R+75
- Deering, MO R+61
- Hayti, MO D+9
- Stanley, MO R+71
- Hayti Heights, MO D+38
- Micola, MO R+75
- Braggadocio, MO R+67
- Netherlands, MO R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Big Park, AZ D+17
- Buellton, CA Even
- Tavernier, FL R+32
- Union City, PA R+38
- Grant, AL R+75
- Leslie, MI R+33
- Pipe Creek, TX R+61
- Freeland, PA R+30
- Jackson, LA R+34
- Paradise, TX R+77
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.