Fortuna is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Fortuna typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fortuna, ~9% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fortuna compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fortuna leans more Republican than 34 of 44 neighbors.
Fortuna runs about 51 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fortuna. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Fortuna 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 Fortuna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Fortuna, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Missouri average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Fortuna are family households, above 85% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fortuna, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Fortuna looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fortuna is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 10% of homes in Fortuna have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Glensted, MO R+71
- Versailles, MO R+62
- Latham, MO R+71
- Barnett, MO R+69
- Tipton, MO R+57
- Syracuse, MO R+71
- Clarksburg, MO R+69
- Stover, MO R+65
- Florence, MO R+72
- California, MO R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Drummond, OK R+69
- Middlesex, VT D+22
- Swan, IA R+46
- Sumner, ME R+42
- Highmore, SD R+59
- Grand Junction, IA R+52
- Steam Corners, OH R+59
- Tilden, IL R+53
- Olathia, MO R+70
- Wauhillau, OK R+60
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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.