Munsell is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Munsell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Munsell, ~12% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Munsell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Munsell leans more Republican than 11 of 33 neighbors.
Munsell runs about 48 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Munsell 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 Munsell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Munsell live in densely developed areas, about 19 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Munsell, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Munsell looks the way it does
Turnout in Munsell sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Montier, MO R+67
- Eminence, MO R+62
- West Eminence, MO R+67
- Delaware, MO R+71
- Winona, MO R+69
- Flatwood, MO R+67
- Fremont, MO R+67
- New Liberty, MO R+72
- Birch Tree, MO R+70
- Round Spring, MO R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dunlo, PA R+48
- Kinross, IA R+49
- Strandquist, MN R+54
- Toltec, AR R+49
- Taylors Store, NC D+17
- Sandy Creek, NC R+45
- Basin, MT R+38
- Bowers, PA R+33
- New Pittsburg, OH R+57
- Rawl, WV R+78
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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.