Higdon is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Higdon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Higdon, ~12% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Higdon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Higdon leans more Republican than 47 of 63 neighbors.
Higdon runs about 52 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Higdon 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 Higdon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Higdon hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Higdon sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Higdon are family households, above 98% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Higdon, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Higdon looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Higdon own their home, about 12 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cornwall, MO R+71
- Junction City, MO R+59
- Cobalt, MO R+60
- Mine La Motte, MO R+71
- Womack, MO R+64
- Fredericktown, MO R+60
- Yount, MO R+70
- Parker Lake, MO R+66
- Patton, MO R+71
- Millcreek, MO R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gladstone, IL R+29
- Goltry, OK R+79
- Roachester, OH R+49
- Sherwood, TN R+58
- Blairstown, MO R+66
- Retsof, NY R+32
- Olsonville, SD D+35
- Haviland, OH R+65
- Stratton, NE R+79
- Lewisburg, OR D+33
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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.