Gasconade County is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Gasconade County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gasconade County, ~16% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gasconade County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Gasconade County leans more Republican than 8 of 11 neighbors.
Gasconade County runs about 39 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Gasconade County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Gasconade County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Gasconade County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Gasconade County, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Gasconade County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 11%, below 79% of counties).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Gasconade County, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gasconade County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 81% of households in Gasconade County own their home, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Osage County, MO R+70
- Franklin County, MO R+48
- Crawford County, MO R+61
- Maries County, MO R+66
- Warren County, MO R+50
- Montgomery County, MO R+56
- Callaway County, MO R+43
- Phelps County, MO R+33
- Cole County, MO R+29
- Lincoln County, MO R+51
Counties with Similar Populations
- LaSalle Parish, LA R+71
- Hale County, AL D+13
- Clarke County, VA R+18
- Jeff Davis County, GA R+57
- Nelson County, VA R+22
- Oglethorpe County, GA R+52
- Kossuth County, IA R+45
- Sibley County, MN R+48
- Reeves County, TX R+33
- Pike County, IL R+57
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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.