Old Merritt is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Old Merritt typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Old Merritt, ~10% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Old Merritt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Old Merritt leans more Republican than 53 of 59 neighbors.
Old Merritt runs about 54 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Old Merritt 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 Old Merritt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Old Merritt are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Old Merritt sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 86% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Old Merritt, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Old Merritt looks the way it does
Turnout in Old Merritt sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Merritt, MO R+75
- Goodhope, MO R+75
- Rome, MO R+74
- Bruner, MO R+67
- Brownbranch, MO R+73
- Oldfield, MO R+67
- Chadwick, MO R+63
- Bradleyville, MO R+70
- Garrison, MO R+66
- Smallett, MO R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alzada, MT R+80
- North Lemmon, ND R+62
- Dean, LA R+82
- Wildwood, VA R+16
- Snow Creek, CA Even
- Snow Hill, TX R+45
- Holland, IL R+67
- Riceville, IN R+55
- Moultonville, NH R+15
- East Dunseith, ND D+46
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.