Goodhope is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Goodhope typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goodhope, ~10% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goodhope compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goodhope leans more Republican than 51 of 53 neighbors.
Goodhope runs about 56 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Goodhope 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 Goodhope, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Goodhope are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Goodhope fits that profile on both counts.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Goodhope, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Goodhope looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Goodhope own their home, about 13 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Merritt, MO R+75
- Rome, MO R+74
- Old Merritt, MO R+73
- Evans, MO R+73
- Smallett, MO R+75
- Ava, MO R+67
- Brownbranch, MO R+73
- Bruner, MO R+67
- Squires, MO R+72
- Bradleyville, MO R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mantua Center, OH R+42
- New Sweden, TX D+27
- Spokeville, WI R+53
- La Anna, PA R+13
- Bond, MS R+31
- Rhodes, IA R+47
- Pryorsburg, KY R+66
- Jackson, TX R+82
- Bremen, ME D+23
- Valhermoso Springs, AL R+62
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.