Masters is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Masters typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Masters, ~14% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Masters compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Masters leans more Republican than 16 of 45 neighbors.
Masters runs about 48 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Masters 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 Masters, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Masters sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Missouri average of 87%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Masters, MO does.
Why turnout in Masters looks the way it does
Turnout in Masters sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fair Play, MO R+67
- Bona, MO R+69
- Aldrich, MO R+66
- Umber View Heights, MO R+61
- Dadeville, MO R+68
- Dunnegan, MO R+69
- Stockton, MO R+63
- Umber, MO R+65
- Corry, MO R+69
- Eudora, MO R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ah Gwah Ching, MN R+41
- Railroad, PA R+26
- Alcoa Center, PA R+44
- Dresserville, NY R+42
- Swastika, NY R+22
- Chillicothe, IA R+54
- Volga, IN R+55
- Caney Branch, TN R+73
- Rutledge, PA D+15
- Labascus, KY R+75
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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.