Doss is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Doss typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Doss, ~9% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Doss compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Doss leans more Republican than 36 of 37 neighbors.
Doss runs about 58 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Doss 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 Doss, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Doss hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Doss sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Doss, 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 Doss looks the way it does
Turnout in Doss sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gladden, MO R+77
- Howes Mill, MO R+70
- Lake Spring, MO R+74
- Salem, MO R+60
- Jadwin, MO R+72
- Shannondale, MO R+69
- Rhyse, MO R+70
- Rector, MO R+69
- Sligo, MO R+72
- Boss, MO R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Stewartstown, NH R+40
- Smithshire, IL R+46
- Blachleyville, OH R+61
- Dixie Inn, LA R+40
- Bloomingvale, SC D+9
- Taylortown, OH R+49
- North Thetford, VT D+3
- Sugar Grove, WV R+62
- Ingle, KY R+68
- Rodman, SC R+38
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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.