Miller is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Miller typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Miller, ~13% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Miller compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Miller leans more Republican than 20 of 54 neighbors.
Miller runs about 48 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Miller 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 Miller, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Miller, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 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%.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; Miller, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Miller looks the way it does
Turnout in Miller sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Round Grove, MO R+73
- Mount Vernon, MO R+60
- Hoberg, MO R+70
- Rescue, MO R+73
- Paris Springs, MO R+72
- Lawrenceburg, MO R+70
- South Greenfield, MO R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Papaikou, HI D+33
- Wyocena, WI R+24
- Santa Fe, TN R+66
- Shattuck, OK R+76
- Medora, IN R+65
- Cattle Creek, CO D+11
- Dalmatia, PA R+65
- Bel-Nor, MO D+68
- Pellston, MI R+33
- Wanchese, NC R+56
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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.