Crystal Lakes is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Crystal Lakes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crystal Lakes, ~17% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crystal Lakes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crystal Lakes leans more Republican than 38 of 64 neighbors.
Crystal Lakes runs about 36 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Crystal Lakes 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 Crystal Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Crystal Lakes hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Crystal Lakes drive to work alone, above 83% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Crystal Lakes, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Crystal Lakes looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Crystal Lakes own their home, about 17 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wood Heights, MO R+56
- Excelsior Springs, MO R+35
- Excelsior Estates, MO R+55
- Prathersville, MO R+42
- Elkhorn, MO R+59
- Mosby, MO R+45
- Rayville, MO R+60
- Excelsior Springs Junction, MO R+51
- Lawson, MO R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pierson, IA R+58
- Hubbardston, MI R+48
- Versailles, IL R+60
- White Eagle, OK R+58
- Chester, AR R+64
- Chandlers Valley, PA R+56
- Baskin, LA R+85
- Nassawadox, VA D+9
- Grenloch, NJ R+9
- Bostwick, GA R+57
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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.