Hedge City is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Hedge City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hedge City, ~13% vote Democratic, ~81% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hedge City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hedge City leans more Republican than 38 of 43 neighbors.
Hedge City runs about 54 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Hedge 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 Hedge 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 Hedge City, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Hedge City sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 85% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Hedge City, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Hedge City looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Hedge City own their home, about 15 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Hedge City sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Novelty, MO R+73
- Edina, MO R+59
- Knox City, MO R+71
- Plevna, MO R+73
- Locust Hill, MO R+72
- Newark, MO R+71
- Hurdland, MO R+68
- Leonard, MO R+70
- Baring, MO R+69
- La Belle, MO R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agar, SD R+68
- Sand Bay, WI D+63
- Saffordville, KS R+56
- Gove, KS R+82
- Rosewood Heights, IL R+30
- Garland, MO R+65
- Rockyhock, NC R+51
- Farlin, IA R+46
- Sorensens, CA D+36
- Farrar, MO R+71
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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.