Cassville is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Cassville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cassville, ~17% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cassville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cassville leans more Republican than 20 of 63 neighbors.
Cassville runs about 41 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cassville. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Cassville 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 Cassville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cassville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 25%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Cassville sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cassville, 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 Cassville looks the way it does
Turnout in Cassville 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
- Chain-O-Lakes, MO R+65
- Exeter, MO R+69
- Butterfield, MO R+68
- Mineral Spring, MO R+63
- Star City, MO R+66
- Washburn, MO R+71
- Ridgley, MO R+68
- Hailey, MO R+63
- Purdy, MO R+68
- Wheaton, MO R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Monticello, IA R+21
- Brookline, NH Even
- Granger, WA D+2
- Bangor Base, WA D+3
- Cedarville, OH R+49
- Gretna, VA R+36
- Felton, PA R+54
- Greenwich, NY R+10
- New Market, MD D+3
- Waverly, VA D+5
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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.