Oriole is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Oriole typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oriole, ~14% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oriole compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oriole leans more Republican than 45 of 78 neighbors.
Oriole runs about 46 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Oriole 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 Oriole, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Oriole are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Frequent mental distress and voter turnout
Places with a low frequent-mental-distress rate tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oriole, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Reported mental distress does not drive turnout; it reflects economic and health conditions tied to voting.
Why turnout in Oriole looks the way it does
Turnout in Oriole sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Egypt Mills, MO R+62
- Pocahontas, MO R+73
- Jackson, MO R+51
- New Wells, MO R+71
- Wolf Lake, IL R+55
- Cape Girardeau, MO R+17
- Ware, IL R+56
- Shawneetown, MO R+73
- East Cape Girardeau, IL R+53
- McClure, IL R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Swan Valley, ID R+62
- Clinchport, VA R+76
- Sangrey, MT D+72
- West Newton, MN R+29
- Luzerne, IA R+42
- Taylors Valley, VA R+60
- Riverside, KY R+60
- Taylorville, WV R+75
- Windrock, TN R+68
- Baring, WA D+16
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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.