Gibson is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Gibson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gibson, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gibson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gibson leans more Republican than 40 of 61 neighbors.
Gibson runs about 54 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Gibson 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 Gibson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Gibson live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Gibson, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Gibson looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gibson is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 8 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Gibson rent, above 85% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Gibson report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Holcomb, MO R+74
- Clarkton, MO R+69
- Sumach, MO R+74
- Campbell, MO R+64
- St. Francis, AR R+67
- Gideon, MO R+69
- Peach Orchard, MO R+74
- Whiteoak, MO R+75
- Nimmons, AR R+67
- Crockett, AR R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngs Creek, IN R+52
- York, KY R+66
- Allison, TX R+80
- Bickmore, WV R+68
- Sabin, WI R+28
- Lake Valley, NM D+8
- Glen Allan, MS R+26
- Fine, NY R+26
- Carmona, TX R+71
- Yeomans, GA R+6
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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.