Parma leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Parma typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parma, ~21% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parma compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parma leans more Republican than 7 of 63 neighbors.
Parma runs about 21 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Parma. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 49 points.
Why Parma 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 Parma, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Parma drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Parma sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Parma are family households, above 86% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Parma, MO sits in the bottom 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 Parma looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Parma is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Risco, MO R+74
- Catron, MO R+61
- Tallapoosa, MO R+73
- Hartzell, MO R+73
- Malden, MO R+37
- Bernie, MO R+62
- Frisco, MO R+73
- Charter Oak, MO R+73
- Gideon, MO R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fort Towson, OK R+72
- Deweyville, UT R+72
- Danevang, TX R+56
- Charleston, ME R+37
- Elk Garden, WV R+70
- West Lincoln, MS R+74
- Washington Island, WI D+14
- Grady, MS R+80
- East Corning, NY R+19
- Camp Wood, TX R+55
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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.