Fulton leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Fulton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fulton, ~20% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fulton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fulton leans more Republican than 11 of 49 neighbors.
Fulton runs about 13 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fulton. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Fulton 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 Fulton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fulton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 35%, modestly above the Missouri average of 22%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Fulton, MO does.
Why turnout in Fulton looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 36% of households in Fulton rent, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hams Prairie, MO R+50
- Carrington, MO R+55
- Kingdom City, MO R+57
- Calwood, MO R+55
- Millersburg, MO R+49
- Steedman, MO R+56
- New Bloomfield, MO R+57
- Mokane, MO R+58
- Williamsburg, MO R+53
- Englewood, MO R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fairfax Station, VA D+20
- Muscle Shoals, AL R+41
- Hunters Creek, FL D+6
- Long Beach, MS R+39
- Lake Forest, IL D+16
- Ontario, OR R+34
- Godfrey, IL R+18
- Brookfield, IL D+23
- Braselton, GA R+39
- Lawrenceburg, TN R+62
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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.