Hams Prairie is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Hams Prairie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hams Prairie, ~19% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hams Prairie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hams Prairie leans more Republican than 16 of 52 neighbors.
Hams Prairie runs about 32 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hams Prairie. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Hams Prairie 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 Hams Prairie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Hams Prairie drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hams Prairie, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hams Prairie looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Hams Prairie have completed high school, about 8 points above the Missouri average of 89%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fulton, MO R+31
- Carrington, MO R+55
- Steedman, MO R+56
- Mokane, MO R+58
- Calwood, MO R+55
- New Bloomfield, MO R+57
- Williamsburg, MO R+53
- Kingdom City, MO R+57
- Tebbetts, MO R+57
- Portland, MO R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sigurd, UT R+77
- Los Padillas, NM R+3
- Sadlersville, TN R+54
- Dott, PA R+72
- Hubbard Woods, IL R+56
- Idledale, CO D+12
- Blachly, OR R+16
- Fredville, MO R+64
- Pickrell Corner, KS R+55
- Thomson, MN R+14
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.