Macks Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Macks Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Macks Creek, ~12% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Macks Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Macks Creek leans more Republican than 35 of 43 neighbors.
Macks Creek runs about 51 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Macks Creek 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 Macks Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Macks Creek live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Missouri average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Macks Creek are family households, above 76% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Macks Creek, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Macks Creek looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Macks Creek own their home, about 13 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Branch, MO R+71
- White City, MO R+67
- Roach, MO R+59
- Hahatonka, MO R+53
- Leadmine, MO R+71
- Jordan, MO R+68
- Camdenton, MO R+55
- Tunas, MO R+71
- Climax Springs, MO R+60
- Preston, MO R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Myton, UT R+84
- Chestatee, GA R+52
- Clearbrook, MN R+59
- Ringling, OK R+72
- Falls City, OR R+30
- Edwards, MO R+64
- Millsboro, OH R+47
- Norphlet, AR R+64
- Derma, MS D+8
- Prairie Du Rocher, IL R+57
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.