Mount Leonard is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Mount Leonard typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Leonard, ~11% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Leonard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Leonard leans more Republican than 31 of 41 neighbors.
Mount Leonard runs about 47 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Mount Leonard 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 Mount Leonard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Mount Leonard sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 9 points above the Missouri average of 87%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Mount Leonard, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mount Leonard looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Leonard sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Malta Bend, MO R+60
- Elmwood, MO R+65
- Blackburn, MO R+66
- Alma, MO R+64
- Stanhope, MO R+60
- Waverly, MO R+61
- Sweet Springs, MO R+54
- Marshall, MO R+25
- Emma, MO R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yolyn, WV R+72
- Lincoln, OR D+2
- Lick Mountain, AR R+64
- Swett, SD R+16
- Pidcoke, TX R+69
- West Shiloh, TN R+81
- Echo, TX R+72
- Nash, FL R+69
- Pisgah, IL R+55
- Snufftown, NY R+28
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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.