Harwood is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Harwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Harwood, ~9% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Harwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Harwood is the most Republican-leaning.
Harwood runs about 55 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Harwood 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 Harwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Harwood, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Missouri average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Harwood are family households, above 83% of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Harwood, MO does.
Why turnout in Harwood looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Harwood is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 11 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Schell City, MO R+73
- Walker, MO R+73
- Dederick, MO R+73
- Rockville, MO R+70
- Taberville, MO R+69
- Prairie City, MO R+71
- Tiffin, MO R+68
- Horton, MO R+63
- El Dorado Springs, MO R+64
- Filley, MO R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Cambria, KS R+53
- DeLand, IL R+43
- Olmsted, IL R+54
- Lockridge, IA R+48
- Montgomery, KY R+50
- Pine Harbor, GA R+36
- Grand Tower, IL R+54
- East Smithfield, PA R+60
- Rose Terrace, KY R+31
- Hannibal, TX R+78
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.