Jaywye is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Jaywye typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jaywye, ~14% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jaywye compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jaywye leans more Republican than 17 of 62 neighbors.
Jaywye runs about 42 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jaywye. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Jaywye 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 Jaywye, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Jaywye drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Jaywye sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Jaywye, 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 Jaywye looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Jaywye is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 8 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Portageville, MO R+43
- Marston, MO R+39
- Hayward, MO R+70
- Point Pleasant, MO R+64
- Tallapoosa, MO R+73
- Howardville, MO R+27
- Lilbourn, MO R+26
- Risco, MO R+74
- North Wardell, MO R+73
- North Lilbourn, MO R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lakeview Manor, TN R+70
- Redmon, IL R+66
- Raynesford, MT R+58
- Eudora, MO R+70
- Loma, NE R+60
- Mesic, NC R+38
- Excelsior Beach, ID R+67
- Leedstown, VA R+12
- Peach Orchard, FL R+4
- Rego, IN 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.