Grant City is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Grant City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grant City, ~19% vote Democratic, ~76% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grant City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grant City leans more Republican than 16 of 38 neighbors.
Grant City runs about 41 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Grant City 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 Grant City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Grant City, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Grant City runs against that pattern.
Frequent mental distress and voter turnout
Places with a low frequent-mental-distress rate tend to turn out at a higher rate; Grant City, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Reported mental distress does not drive turnout; it reflects economic and health conditions tied to voting.
Why turnout in Grant City looks the way it does
Turnout in Grant City sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Irena, MO R+69
- Isadora, MO R+72
- Worth, MO R+66
- Allendale, MO R+65
- Redding, IA R+54
- Denver, MO R+66
- Blockton, IA R+59
- Sheridan, MO R+70
- Platteville, IA R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kanawha, IA R+52
- Westphalia, MO R+75
- Hainesville, NJ R+39
- Star City, IN R+57
- Grand Isle, LA R+61
- Spruce Head, ME D+5
- Armour, SD R+59
- Wykoff, MN R+40
- Bloomingdale, NY D+14
- Oakville, VA R+42
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.