Kimberling City leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Kimberling City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kimberling City, ~28% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kimberling City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kimberling City leans more Republican than 2 of 68 neighbors.
Kimberling City runs about 24 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kimberling City. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Kimberling City 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 Kimberling City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kimberling City votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, modestly above the Missouri average of 22%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kimberling City, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kimberling City looks the way it does
Turnout in Kimberling City 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.
Nearby Cities
- Indian Point, MO R+45
- Reeds Spring, MO R+52
- Lampe, MO R+53
- Branson West, MO R+49
- Blue Eye, MO R+49
- Cape Fair, MO R+57
- Viola, MO R+57
- Shell Knob, MO R+56
- Table Rock, MO R+52
- Galena, MO R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Contoocook, NH D+13
- East Tawas, MI R+21
- Fairbury, IL R+41
- Washoe Valley, NV R+32
- Oxford, NJ R+28
- Medway, OH R+43
- Galivants Ferry, SC R+69
- Shady Cove, OR R+27
- Neptune City, NJ D+4
- Adamsville, TN R+75
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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.