Claycomo leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Claycomo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Claycomo, ~28% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Claycomo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Claycomo leans more Republican than 34 of 86 neighbors.
Claycomo runs about 7 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole.
Why Claycomo 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 Claycomo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Claycomo votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 86%, far 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 Claycomo sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Claycomo, MO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Claycomo looks the way it does
Turnout in Claycomo 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
- Pleasant Valley, MO R+8
- Glenaire, MO R+20
- Gladstone, MO D+4
- Birmingham, MO R+40
- Oakview, MO R+3
- Oaks, MO R+6
- Avondale, MO Even
- Liberty, MO R+13
- North Kansas City, MO D+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Scenic, AZ R+44
- Empire, MI D+14
- Corolla, NC R+24
- Iron City, GA R+41
- Kerkhoven, MN R+45
- Hickory, PA R+42
- Hemingford, NE R+77
- Little Black, WI R+50
- Prattsville, AR R+75
- Grady, AL R+29
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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.