New Boston is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 74% of adults in New Boston typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Boston, ~12% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Boston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Boston leans more Republican than 20 of 43 neighbors.
New Boston runs about 49 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why New Boston 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 New Boston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In New Boston, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and New Boston sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 86% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; New Boston, 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 New Boston looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in New Boston own their home, about 12 points above the Missouri average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in New Boston have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Winigan, MO R+69
- Ethel, MO R+71
- Bucklin, MO R+61
- Elmer, MO R+71
- Lingo, MO R+68
- St. Catharine, MO R+60
- Purdin, MO R+70
- South Gifford, MO R+69
- Mystic, MO R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alton, NY R+23
- Castner Falls, MT R+50
- Needmore, KY R+71
- Sarah, MS R+72
- West Bingham, PA R+68
- Kennedy Heights, LA D+21
- Maher, CO R+56
- Reaville, NJ R+11
- Hardy, NE R+65
- St. Patrick, MO R+60
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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.