Howards Ridge is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Howards Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Howards Ridge, ~12% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Howards Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Howards Ridge leans more Republican than 28 of 59 neighbors.
Howards Ridge runs about 48 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Howards Ridge 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 Howards Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Howards Ridge are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Howards Ridge sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Howards Ridge, MO sits in the bottom tenth 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 Howards Ridge looks the way it does
Turnout in Howards Ridge sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Gamaliel, AR R+57
- Luna, MO R+68
- Three Brothers, AR R+59
- Hardenville, MO R+69
- Bakersfield, MO R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Robinwood, MS R+59
- Ladelle, AR R+61
- Lamberton, NY R+15
- Chulafinnee, AL R+83
- Rosemary, MS D+14
- Clarksville, NH R+36
- Rainsville, NM D+15
- Reads Landing, MN R+23
- Sawyerville, IL R+44
- Salona, PA R+61
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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.