Flatwoods is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Flatwoods typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flatwoods, ~12% vote Democratic, ~76% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Flatwoods compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Flatwoods leans more Republican than 25 of 38 neighbors.
Flatwoods runs about 53 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Flatwoods 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 Flatwoods, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Flatwoods, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Flatwoods sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 86% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Flatwoods, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Flatwoods looks the way it does
Turnout in Flatwoods sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Oxly, MO R+71
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- Hill Top, MO R+69
- Doniphan, MO R+66
- Briar, MO R+70
- Naylor, MO R+72
- Purman, MO R+71
- Stringtown, MO R+69
- Lone Hill, MO R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Somerset Center, MI R+30
- Alert, NC D+4
- Grafton, NH R+16
- Norway, IA R+37
- Liberty, OR R+47
- Kennedy, AL R+79
- Blaine, KY R+74
- Alta Vista, KS R+56
- Prescott, WA R+57
- Sutherland, IA 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.