Laclede is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Laclede typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laclede, ~13% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Laclede compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Laclede leans more Republican than 6 of 38 neighbors.
Laclede runs about 45 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Laclede 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 Laclede, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Laclede, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Laclede, MO does.
Why turnout in Laclede looks the way it does
Turnout in Laclede sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brookfield, MO R+46
- Meadville, MO R+67
- St. Catharine, MO R+60
- Linneus, MO R+71
- Sumner, MO R+70
- Rothville, MO R+69
- Purdin, MO R+70
- Marceline, MO R+54
- Wheeling, MO R+69
- Mendon, MO R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elkwood, VA R+46
- High Bridge, NH R+12
- Brownsville, IN R+65
- Ganges, MI R+15
- Tusayan, AZ R+29
- Mineral, WA R+35
- Tremaine Corners, MI R+43
- Washington Park, NC R+30
- Minnekahta, SD R+53
- Rolla, KS R+85
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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.