Olean is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Olean typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Olean, ~12% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Olean compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Olean leans more Republican than 43 of 50 neighbors.
Olean runs about 54 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Olean 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 Olean, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Olean are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Olean, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Olean looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Olean own their home, about 15 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Enon, MO R+68
- Spring Garden, MO R+73
- Eldon, MO R+57
- Lakeside, MO R+70
- Russellville, MO R+67
- Eugene, MO R+70
- West Aurora, MO R+67
- Scrivner, MO R+66
- Hickory Hill, MO R+70
- Barnett, MO R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silver Lake, TX R+79
- Bowlegs, OK R+66
- Round Lake, NY D+14
- West Baldwin, ME R+24
- Pecan Grove, MS R+81
- Ranger, WV R+71
- Georges Mills, NH D+10
- Blue Hill, NE R+70
- Cleveland, SC R+64
- Malesus, TN R+54
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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.