Fort Henry is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Fort Henry typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Henry, ~12% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Henry compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Henry leans more Republican than 19 of 45 neighbors.
Fort Henry runs about 47 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Fort Henry 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 Fort Henry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Fort Henry, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fort Henry, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fort Henry looks the way it does
Turnout in Fort Henry 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.
Nearby Cities
- Huntsville, MO R+61
- Mount Airy, MO R+68
- Clifton Hill, MO R+68
- Yates, MO R+67
- Thomas Hill, MO R+69
- Urbandale, MO R+59
- Moberly, MO R+38
- Roanoke, MO R+65
- Cairo, MO R+65
- Renick, MO R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pedee, ID R+54
- Maple River, IA R+55
- Hord, IL R+71
- Jewell Valley, VA R+72
- Glen Haven, MI Even
- Hamlin, IA R+55
- Larabee, PA R+58
- Lansing, MN R+34
- Nadeau, MI R+44
- Leda, VA R+7
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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.