New Market leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 85% of adults in New Market typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Market, ~25% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Market compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Market leans more Republican than 26 of 66 neighbors.
New Market runs about 23 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why New Market 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 Market, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in New Market drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in New Market are family households, above 83% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as New Market, MO does.
Why turnout in New Market looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. New Market is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in New Market own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in New Market have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dearborn, MO R+49
- Wallace, MO R+51
- Edgerton Junction, MO R+51
- Camden Point, MO R+48
- Woodruff, MO R+37
- Faucett, MO R+54
- Weston, MO R+36
- DeKalb, MO R+61
- Tracy, MO R+27
- Iatan, MO R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dazey, ND R+53
- Ethel, WV R+65
- Eureka, NC R+40
- Fairbanks, AR R+70
- Fish House, NY R+36
- Scott, OK R+72
- Rural Vale, TN R+74
- Bethlehem, TN R+75
- Schoenchen, KS R+69
- Whippoorwill, KY R+63
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.