Maples is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Maples typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maples, ~9% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maples compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maples leans more Republican than 38 of 42 neighbors.
Maples runs about 54 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Maples 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 Maples, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Maples hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Maples sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Maples, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Maples looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Maples 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%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 30% of households in Maples rent, compared to around 13% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Maples have completed high school, below 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Lenox, MO R+71
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- Beulah, MO R+62
- Oscar, MO R+68
- Blooming Rose, MO R+72
- Edgar Springs, MO R+60
- Jadwin, MO R+72
- Lecoma, MO R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mexia, AL R+11
- Mount Vernon, WI D+20
- Peru, NC R+22
- Donovan, IL R+52
- Hashtown, IN R+58
- Dyess, AR R+71
- Bovine, AR R+72
- New Richmond, WV R+68
- Stokes, SC R+35
- Locust Dale, VA R+33
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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.