Oronogo is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Oronogo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oronogo, ~15% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oronogo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oronogo leans more Republican than 44 of 82 neighbors.
Oronogo runs about 43 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oronogo. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Oronogo 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 Oronogo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Oronogo are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Oronogo, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Oronogo looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Oronogo own their home, about 13 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Purcell, MO R+70
- Alba, MO R+70
- Neck City, MO R+70
- Brooklyn Heights, MO R+61
- Webb City, MO R+40
- Carterville, MO R+51
- Airport Drive, MO R+44
- Carl Junction, MO R+47
- Prosperity, MO R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Westville, OK R+57
- St. Paris, OH R+59
- Ostrander, OH R+40
- Mesilla Park, NM D+19
- Harlan, KY R+61
- St. Marys, KS R+59
- Orangedale, TX R+4
- Broken Bow, NE R+59
- San Augustine, TX R+22
- Hurt, VA R+41
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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.