Old Woollam is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Old Woollam typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Old Woollam, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Old Woollam compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Old Woollam leans more Republican than 40 of 62 neighbors.
Old Woollam runs about 47 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Old Woollam 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 Woollam, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Old Woollam, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Old Woollam sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 77% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Old Woollam are family households, above 89% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Old Woollam, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Old Woollam looks the way it does
Turnout in Old Woollam sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Old Bland, MO R+65
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- Canaan, MO R+68
- Drake, MO R+65
- Bland, MO R+66
- Rosebud, MO R+64
- Mount Sterling, MO R+69
- Cleavesville, MO R+65
- Byron, MO R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ellisville, WI R+50
- Patton, AL R+85
- Carters Mills, VA R+63
- Bowers, DE R+36
- Carter, MT R+50
- Halls Corners, OH R+33
- Squaw Lake, MN R+19
- East Ellsworth, WI R+39
- Elm Hall, LA D+11
- Golva, ND R+69
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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.