Nelsonville is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Nelsonville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nelsonville, ~10% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nelsonville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nelsonville leans more Republican than 39 of 41 neighbors.
Nelsonville runs about 55 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Nelsonville 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 Nelsonville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Nelsonville live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Missouri average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Nelsonville are family households, above 82% of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Nelsonville, MO does.
Why turnout in Nelsonville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Nelsonville 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
- Sigsbee, MO R+72
- Durham, MO R+73
- Steffenville, MO R+74
- Ewing, MO R+73
- Philadelphia, MO R+73
- Tolona, MO R+74
- Maywood, MO R+71
- Emden, MO R+69
- Lewistown, MO R+70
- Newark, MO R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pleasant Lake, MN R+27
- Worth, NY R+45
- Creston, SC R+23
- East Sutton, NH Even
- Blomeyer, MO R+55
- Veribest, TX R+69
- Utica, KS R+81
- King Lake, NE R+38
- Glenworth, PA R+42
- Manasota Key, FL R+36
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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.