Nodaway is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Nodaway typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nodaway, ~12% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nodaway compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nodaway leans more Republican than 34 of 53 neighbors.
Nodaway runs about 45 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Nodaway 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 Nodaway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Nodaway hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Nodaway drive to work alone, above 81% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Nodaway are family households, above 78% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Nodaway, MO sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Nodaway looks the way it does
Turnout in Nodaway sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Troy, KS R+59
- New Point, MO R+66
- Napier, MO R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Caledonia, ND R+39
- Radnor, IN R+59
- Weston, ME R+45
- Cowles, NE R+71
- Danburg, GA R+43
- Winona, AZ R+5
- Dudley, WI R+40
- Dry Pond, GA R+70
- Dorrance, KS R+71
- Elliston, IN R+52
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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.