La Forge is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 49% of adults in La Forge typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Forge, ~8% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Forge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, La Forge leans more Republican than 33 of 59 neighbors.
La Forge runs about 50 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why La Forge 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 La Forge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in La Forge hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and La Forge sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 86% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; La Forge, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in La Forge looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. La Forge 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 45%, about 13 points below the Missouri average of 57%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in La Forge report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kewanee, MO R+68
- New Madrid, MO R+32
- Matthews, MO R+69
- North Lilbourn, MO R+17
- Lilbourn, MO R+26
- Howardville, MO R+27
- Whiting, MO R+69
- East Prairie, MO R+56
- Canalou, MO R+69
- Charter Oak, MO R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alfarata, PA R+67
- Roberts, IA R+50
- Perth, KS R+64
- Umber, MO R+65
- Lowell, ME R+39
- White Pine, PA R+66
- Chaffee, ND R+44
- Humphrey, NY R+33
- Venice, NE R+40
- Suttle, AL R+13
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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.