Ocie is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Ocie typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ocie, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ocie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ocie leans more Republican than 26 of 61 neighbors.
Ocie runs about 47 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Ocie 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 Ocie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Ocie hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Ocie sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 78% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Ocie, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ocie looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Ocie own their home, about 12 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Theodosia, MO R+66
- Sundown, MO R+64
- Protem, MO R+70
- Peel, AR R+45
- Rueter, MO R+70
- Pontiac, MO R+64
- Isabella, MO R+65
- Thornfield, MO R+67
- Pondfork, MO R+69
- Oakland, AR R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Scotland, IN R+61
- Salt Creek, OR R+25
- Chapel Hill, MS R+8
- Rea Valley, AR R+63
- Council, VA R+68
- Sissons Corner, VA R+18
- Smith Mills, NY R+36
- Toms Prairie, IL R+73
- Piney Grove, NC R+18
- Dennysville, ME R+26
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.