Maries County is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Maries County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maries County, ~13% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maries County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Maries County leans more Republican than 9 of 10 neighbors.
Maries County runs about 47 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Maries County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Maries County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Maries County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Maries County, about 91% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Maries County, 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 Maries County looks the way it does
Turnout in Maries County sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Phelps County, MO R+33
- Osage County, MO R+70
- Gasconade County, MO R+58
- Pulaski County, MO R+36
- Crawford County, MO R+61
- Cole County, MO R+29
- Miller County, MO R+64
- Dent County, MO R+65
- Callaway County, MO R+43
- Camden County, MO R+54
Counties with Similar Populations
- Daviess County, MO R+63
- Warren County, IN R+58
- Ritchie County, WV R+68
- Johnson County, WY R+60
- Sitka City and Borough, AK D+13
- Bracken County, KY R+58
- Jack County, TX R+74
- Knox County, NE R+56
- Trimble County, KY R+57
- Cedar County, NE 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.