Malden leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Malden typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Malden, ~22% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Malden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Malden leans more Republican than 4 of 61 neighbors.
Malden runs about 18 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Malden. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+60), a spread of about 73 points.
Why Malden 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 Malden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Malden votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 39%, well above the Missouri average of 22%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Malden sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 89% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Malden, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Malden looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Malden 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 48%, about 9 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bernie, MO R+62
- Campbell, MO R+64
- Clarkton, MO R+69
- Powe, MO R+75
- Glennonville, MO R+74
- Hartzell, MO R+73
- Gideon, MO R+69
- Parma, MO R+39
- Risco, MO R+74
- Gibson, MO R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Valley City, OH R+37
- Toledo, OR R+16
- Ringgold, VA R+38
- Oakboro, NC R+57
- Reynoldsville, PA R+54
- Salton City, CA R+12
- Pearl Harbor, HI D+20
- Highlands, NJ Even
- Beattyville, KY R+66
- Carlisle, MA D+30
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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.