Knox City is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Knox City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Knox City, ~12% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Knox City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Knox City leans more Republican than 23 of 41 neighbors.
Knox City runs about 52 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Knox 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 Knox City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Knox City live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Knox City, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Knox City looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Knox City own their home, about 13 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Knox City sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- La Belle, MO R+62
- Hedge City, MO R+73
- Edina, MO R+59
- Rutledge, MO R+72
- Baring, MO R+69
- Newark, MO R+71
- Plevna, MO R+73
- New Court Village, MO R+71
- Lewistown, MO R+70
- Novelty, MO R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- High View, WV R+61
- East Monkton, VT D+12
- Hytop, AL R+76
- Echo, LA R+74
- Joice, IA R+36
- Dancy, WI R+35
- Harrisonville, OH R+59
- St. Lawrence, WI R+42
- Scotch Ridge, IA R+31
- Corwin, OH R+59
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.