Missionary Acres is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Missionary Acres typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Missionary Acres, ~11% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Missionary Acres compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Missionary Acres leans more Republican than 37 of 53 neighbors.
Missionary Acres runs about 53 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Missionary Acres 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 Missionary Acres, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Missionary Acres, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Missionary Acres sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 89% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Missionary Acres, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Missionary Acres looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Missionary Acres own their home, about 13 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kime, MO R+73
- Lowndes, MO R+69
- Greenville, MO R+71
- Clubb, MO R+67
- Holliday Landing, MO R+73
- Mc Gee, MO R+70
- Wappapello, MO R+67
- Silva, MO R+68
- Mingo, MO R+69
- Gravelton, MO R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pleasant View, VA R+49
- Owl City, TN R+73
- Shell Lake, AR R+11
- Cruzville, NM R+28
- Gilbert, AR R+66
- Tidal, PA R+67
- West Martinsburg, NY R+49
- Concorde Hills, OH R+12
- Kumler, IL R+47
- Tenakee Springs, AK D+13
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.