Fort Leonard Wood leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Fort Leonard Wood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Leonard Wood, ~16% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Leonard Wood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Leonard Wood leans more Republican than 1 of 46 neighbors.
Fort Leonard Wood runs about 8 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Leonard Wood. The north side is the most split-leaning (R+17) and the southwest side is the least split-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Fort Leonard Wood 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 Leonard Wood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Leonard Wood votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 57%, far above the Missouri average of 22%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fort Leonard Wood, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fort Leonard Wood looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. More than 99% of households in Fort Leonard Wood rent, about 75 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Fort Leonard Wood sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 97% of adults in Fort Leonard Wood have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Success, MO R+9
- St. Robert, MO R+29
- Waynesville, MO R+40
- Devils Elbow, MO R+63
- Duke, MO R+61
- Hooker, MO R+59
- Shady Grove, MO R+41
- Flat, MO R+57
- Laquey, MO R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Palmerton, PA R+38
- The Hills, TX R+6
- Elmendorf, TX R+15
- Peculiar, MO R+40
- Springfield, FL R+18
- Birch Bay, WA Even
- Maryville, IL R+10
- La Center, WA R+31
- Golden Valley, AZ R+53
- Willoughby Hills, OH D+14
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.