Osage Bend is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Osage Bend typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Osage Bend, ~13% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Osage Bend compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Osage Bend leans more Republican than 30 of 56 neighbors.
Osage Bend runs about 51 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Osage Bend 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 Osage Bend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Osage Bend are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Osage Bend, MO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Osage Bend looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Osage Bend own their home, about 12 points above the Missouri average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Osage Bend have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Thomas, MO R+71
- Folk, MO R+75
- Osage Bluff, MO R+68
- Wardsville, MO R+65
- Westphalia, MO R+75
- Meta, MO R+72
- Koeltztown, MO R+73
- Taos, MO R+61
- Henley, MO R+71
- Schubert, MO R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adna, WA R+44
- Hallowell, KS R+68
- Hallock, IL R+59
- Armour, NC D+18
- Mooresville, AL Even
- Rexburg, MS R+26
- Reighmoor, WI R+29
- Fletchers Landing, ME R+25
- Red Rock, MN D+28
- Lodi, IN R+61
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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.