Lyon is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Lyon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lyon, ~17% vote Democratic, ~76% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lyon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lyon leans more Republican than 62 of 71 neighbors.
Lyon runs about 46 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Lyon 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 Lyon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Lyon drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Lyon are family households, above 98% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Lyon, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Lyon looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Lyon own their home, about 19 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kiel, MO R+64
- Beaufort, MO R+62
- Leslie, MO R+64
- New Haven, MO R+56
- Dundee, MO R+63
- Port Hudson, MO R+55
- Detmold, MO R+63
- Dissen, MO R+64
- Greenstreet, MO R+63
- Neier, MO R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bradgate, IA R+54
- Penny Hill, NC Even
- Pettus, AR R+12
- Friendship, NJ R+44
- Lake City, MS R+30
- Gammon, AR R+26
- Pickwick Dam, TN R+72
- Wales, TN R+51
- Paulette, MS D+12
- Glen, WV R+67
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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.