Cedar City leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Cedar City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cedar City, ~21% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cedar City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cedar City leans more Republican than 11 of 61 neighbors.
Cedar City runs about 25 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cedar City. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Cedar City 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 Cedar City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Cedar City are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Frequent mental distress and voter turnout
Places with a low frequent-mental-distress rate tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cedar City, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Reported mental distress does not drive turnout; it reflects economic and health conditions tied to voting.
Why turnout in Cedar City looks the way it does
High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Cedar City have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Holts Summit, MO R+46
- Lake Mykee Town, MO R+57
- Jefferson City, MO R+23
- Wainwright, MO R+52
- Oldham, MO R+27
- New Bloomfield, MO R+57
- Hartsburg, MO R+26
- Tebbetts, MO R+57
- St. Martins, MO R+48
- Taos, MO R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leino Park, MA Even
- Seney, GA R+71
- South Moultrie, GA R+55
- Parkers Crossroads, TN R+63
- Millville, MN R+44
- Rockford Bay, ID R+46
- Leedey, OK R+81
- Ewing, NE R+74
- Glynn, LA R+51
- Haynes Bluff, MS R+54
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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.