Painton is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Painton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Painton, ~10% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Painton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Painton leans more Republican than 40 of 80 neighbors.
Painton runs about 50 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Painton 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 Painton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Painton are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Painton sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 76% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Painton, 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 Painton looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 40% of households in Painton rent, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Painton sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Painton have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bell City, MO R+69
- Perkins, MO R+70
- Tillman, MO R+73
- Vanduser, MO R+52
- Randles, MO R+73
- Oran, MO R+63
- Toga, MO R+73
- Advance, MO R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alleghany, CA R+6
- Morristown, ND R+41
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.