Mineral Point is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Mineral Point typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mineral Point, ~14% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mineral Point compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mineral Point leans more Republican than 20 of 64 neighbors.
Mineral Point runs about 42 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mineral Point. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Mineral Point 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 Mineral Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Mineral Point drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Mineral Point, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mineral Point looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Mineral Point sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Summit, MO R+67
- Frankclay, MO R+61
- Springtown, MO R+63
- Potosi, MO R+58
- Terre du Lac, MO R+56
- Happy Hollow, MO R+65
- Cadet, MO R+64
- Shibboleth, MO R+67
- Irondale, MO R+66
- Wortham, MO R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Thomaston, ME R+8
- Winner, SD R+52
- Evarts, KY R+80
- Murphys, CA R+7
- Rio Verde, AZ R+26
- Rio Dell, CA R+10
- Millville, PA R+48
- Robert, LA R+67
- Center Barnstead, NH R+25
- Otisville, NY R+16
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.