Dora is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Dora typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dora, ~9% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dora compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dora leans more Republican than 36 of 46 neighbors.
Dora runs about 52 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Dora 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 Dora, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Dora live in densely developed areas, about 18 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Dora, 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 Dora looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dora is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Dora have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cross Roads, MO R+71
- Drury, MO R+70
- Zanoni, MO R+67
- Crider, MO R+72
- Luna, MO R+68
- Siloam Springs, MO R+72
- Hebron, MO R+70
- Brixey, MO R+71
- Elijah, MO R+67
- Pottersville, MO R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mechanics Grove, PA R+58
- Fishers Landing, NY R+35
- North Hartland, VT D+13
- Lincoln, MN R+47
- Happy Jack, AZ R+39
- The Landing, MO R+62
- Yeager, OK R+65
- Philadelphus, NC R+33
- Mountain View, WA R+7
- Benoit, MS D+29
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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.