Conception is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Conception typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Conception, ~13% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Conception compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Conception leans more Republican than 4 of 47 neighbors.
Conception runs about 40 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Conception 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 Conception, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Conception sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Missouri average of 87%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Conception, MO does.
Why turnout in Conception looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 98% of adults in Conception have completed high school, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clyde, MO R+60
- Guilford, MO R+58
- Stanberry, MO R+65
- Conception Junction, MO R+57
- Ravenwood, MO R+62
- Barnard, MO R+60
- Cawood, MO R+61
- Gentry, MO R+69
- Pumpkin Center, MO R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Junedale, PA R+53
- Fame, OK R+64
- Manchester, TX R+76
- Toliver, KY R+60
- Despard, WV R+41
- Denmark, IN R+63
- Greenfield, VA R+51
- Greenbush, KS R+65
- Pollock, MO R+69
- Porters Crossroads, VA R+55
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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.