Deepwater is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Deepwater typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deepwater, ~14% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deepwater compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Deepwater leans more Republican than 19 of 56 neighbors.
Deepwater runs about 46 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Deepwater 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 Deepwater, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Deepwater, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Deepwater sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 77% of cities).
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Deepwater, MO does.
Why turnout in Deepwater looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Deepwater own their home, about 12 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gaines, MO R+66
- La Due, MO R+66
- Lowry City, MO R+65
- Clinton, MO R+46
- Ohio, MO R+68
- Mount Zion, MO R+64
- Lewis, MO R+65
- Coal, MO R+66
- Tightwad, MO R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Long Branch, TX R+66
- Racine, MN R+46
- Negreet, LA R+81
- West Brownsville, PA R+30
- Genoa, WI R+21
- Indian Lake, NY R+6
- Riga, MI R+46
- Naplate, IL R+26
- Lakeport, TX D+27
- Fredericktown, PA R+33
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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.