Clear Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Clear Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clear Springs, ~12% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clear Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clear Springs leans more Republican than 20 of 36 neighbors.
Clear Springs runs about 51 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Clear Springs leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Clear Springs. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Clear Springs, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Clear Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Clear Springs 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 47%, about 10 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grogan, MO R+69
- Hutton Valley, MO R+70
- Elk Creek, MO R+68
- Trask, MO R+69
- Turnerville, MO R+70
- Willow Springs, MO R+64
- Mountain View, MO R+64
- Solo, MO R+67
- Yukon, MO R+69
- Summersville, MO R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Victoria, WV R+57
- Webbville, KY R+68
- Unionville, IA R+53
- Healy, AK R+36
- Barksdale, WI R+18
- Beechwood Manor, VA R+10
- Amherst, SD R+31
- North Swanzey, NH R+9
- Carmen, OK R+79
- Lanse, PA R+58
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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.