Ginger Blue is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 37% of adults in Ginger Blue typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ginger Blue, ~6% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ginger Blue compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ginger Blue leans more Republican than 38 of 60 neighbors.
Ginger Blue runs about 48 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Ginger Blue leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Ginger Blue. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ginger Blue, 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 Ginger Blue looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ginger Blue 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 50%, about 8 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 39% of households in Ginger Blue rent, above 94% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Ginger Blue report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lanagan, MO R+69
- Noel, MO R+52
- Anderson, MO R+68
- Bosky Dell, MO R+67
- Spring Valley, MO R+47
- Coy, MO R+77
- Tiff City, MO R+73
- Havenhurst, MO R+68
- Sulphur Springs, AR R+62
- Southwest City, MO R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zoar, IN R+57
- Zenia, CA R+21
- Wrights, PA R+61
- Elmira, OH R+61
- Rumbley, MD R+37
- Kizer, AR R+47
- Elkdale, PA R+42
- Rowleys Bay, WI D+14
- Wahweap, AZ R+33
- Crystal Falls, TX R+76
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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.