Glensted is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Glensted typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glensted, ~9% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glensted compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glensted leans more Republican than 40 of 43 neighbors.
Glensted runs about 53 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Glensted 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 Glensted, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Glensted are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Glensted fits that profile on both counts.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Glensted, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Glensted looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Glensted own their home, about 13 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Glensted sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fortuna, MO R+69
- Versailles, MO R+62
- Syracuse, MO R+71
- Florence, MO R+72
- Latham, MO R+71
- Tipton, MO R+57
- Stover, MO R+65
- Barnett, MO R+69
- Clarksburg, MO R+69
- Zora, MO R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- McEwensville, PA R+54
- Easton, WA R+29
- Dayton, WI Even
- Skipwith Farms, VA D+15
- La Sal, UT R+64
- Gleed, WA R+41
- Moss, MS R+7
- Gateswood, AL R+88
- Danbury, IA R+59
- Kotlik, AK D+21
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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.