Clarkton is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Clarkton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clarkton, ~8% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clarkton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clarkton leans more Republican than 31 of 65 neighbors.
Clarkton runs about 51 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Clarkton 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 Clarkton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Clarkton hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Clarkton, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Clarkton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Clarkton 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 49%, about 8 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in Clarkton rent, above 92% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Clarkton report food insecurity, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gideon, MO R+69
- Gibson, MO R+73
- Holcomb, MO R+74
- Hartzell, MO R+73
- Sumach, MO R+74
- Peach Orchard, MO R+74
- Campbell, MO R+64
- Malden, MO R+37
- Tallapoosa, MO R+73
- St. Francis, AR R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shelbyville, TX R+63
- Ringwood, OK R+76
- Primghar, IA R+57
- Fords Prairie, WA R+23
- New Germany, MN R+50
- Hollow Rock, TN R+66
- Geary, OK R+67
- McLain, MS R+47
- South Newbury, OH R+49
- DeKalb Junction, NY R+40
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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.