Goodland is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Goodland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goodland, ~11% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goodland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goodland leans more Republican than 21 of 43 neighbors.
Goodland runs about 49 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Goodland 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 Goodland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Goodland live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Goodland sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 78% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Goodland, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Goodland looks the way it does
Turnout in Goodland 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.
Nearby Cities
- Bixby, MO R+68
- Oates, MO R+70
- Edgehill, MO R+69
- Viburnum, MO R+68
- Black, MO R+70
- Sunlight, MO R+68
- Boss, MO R+73
- Peoria, MO R+68
- Dillard, MO R+70
- Belleview, MO R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zack, AR R+72
- Patroon, TX R+68
- Amagon, AR R+72
- Zipperlandville, TX R+61
- Upper Benson, NY R+42
- Cotesfield, NE R+69
- Loyd, WI R+25
- Carman, IL R+38
- Maynard, OH R+57
- Thompsonville, KS R+49
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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.