Houstonia is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Houstonia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Houstonia, ~11% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Houstonia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Houstonia leans more Republican than 43 of 44 neighbors.
Houstonia runs about 50 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Houstonia 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 Houstonia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Houstonia sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Missouri average of 87%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Houstonia, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Houstonia looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Houstonia own their home, about 13 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sweet Springs, MO R+54
- Hughesville, MO R+68
- Marshall Junction, MO R+66
- Stokley, MO R+62
- Dunksburg, MO R+62
- Emma, MO R+64
- La Monte, MO R+52
- Elmwood, MO R+65
- Concordia, MO R+51
- Napton, MO R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Manzanita, OR D+26
- New Hope, TX R+48
- Rankin, IL R+59
- Fairfield Center, IN R+59
- Linwood, NY R+34
- Hope, NM R+74
- Saginaw, WA R+19
- Teegarden, IN R+54
- Hickory Withe, TN R+46
- Ofelia, AL R+64
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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.