Coal is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Coal typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coal, ~12% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coal leans more Republican than 42 of 56 neighbors.
Coal runs about 48 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Coal 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 Coal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Coal hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Coal sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 79% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Coal, MO sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Coal looks the way it does
Turnout in Coal 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
- Tightwad, MO R+66
- Gaines, MO R+66
- Hortense, MO R+66
- Leesville, MO R+65
- Mount Zion, MO R+64
- Lewis, MO R+65
- Racket, MO R+60
- Roseland, MO R+68
- Clinton, MO R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Round Oak, GA R+51
- Allentown, GA R+63
- Lakeside, TN R+66
- Eagle Village, NY D+11
- Beech Bottom, WV R+48
- Monroe Center, OH R+51
- Morris, IN R+63
- Greenmount, PA R+33
- Critz, VA R+55
- Locust Hill, VA R+31
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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.