Gerster is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Gerster typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gerster, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gerster compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gerster leans more Republican than 28 of 51 neighbors.
Gerster runs about 48 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Gerster 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 Gerster, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Gerster, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 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%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Gerster sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 84% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Gerster are family households, above 91% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Gerster, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Gerster looks the way it does
Turnout in Gerster 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.
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- Harper, MO R+64
- Vista, MO R+68
- Roscoe, MO R+67
- Quincy, MO R+68
- Humansville, MO R+67
- Flemington, MO R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alcova, WY R+74
- Lanark, WV R+59
- Talbott, IL R+55
- Mellette, SD R+57
- Melstone, MT R+73
- Yellowbud, OH R+55
- Hosmer, SD R+62
- Nellie, OH R+60
- New Miner, WI R+42
- Henleyfield, MS R+86
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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.