Folk is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Folk typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Folk, ~11% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Folk compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Folk leans more Republican than 56 of 58 neighbors.
Folk runs about 56 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Folk 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 Folk, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Folk sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Missouri average of 87%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Folk are family households, above 97% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Folk, MO sits in the bottom quarter 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 Folk looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Folk own their home, about 13 points above the Missouri average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Folk have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Westphalia, MO R+75
- Osage Bend, MO R+70
- Taos, MO R+61
- Schubert, MO R+65
- Wardsville, MO R+65
- Koeltztown, MO R+73
- Osage Bluff, MO R+68
- St. Thomas, MO R+71
- Freeburg, MO R+71
- Loose Creek, MO R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lippe, IN R+53
- Hawk Springs, WY R+80
- Roosevelt, TX R+71
- Talleyrand, IA R+50
- Briscoe, TX R+80
- Brooksburg, IN R+52
- Teaberry, WV R+54
- West Perry, NY R+39
- Otter Creek, FL R+49
- Randalia, IA R+43
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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.