Japan is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Japan typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Japan, ~15% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Japan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Japan leans more Republican than 26 of 56 neighbors.
Japan runs about 45 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Japan 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 Japan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Japan, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Missouri average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Japan are family households, above 88% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Japan, MO sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Japan looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Japan own their home, about 15 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- St. Cloud, MO R+63
- Sullivan, MO R+53
- Tea, MO R+63
- Oak Grove Village, MO R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Everett, MO R+62
- Bowman, CA D+19
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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.