Peach Orchard is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Peach Orchard typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Peach Orchard, ~8% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Peach Orchard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Peach Orchard leans more Republican than 50 of 69 neighbors.
Peach Orchard runs about 55 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Peach Orchard 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 Peach Orchard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Peach Orchard live in densely developed areas, about 18 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Peach Orchard sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Peach Orchard, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Peach Orchard looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 86% of adults in Peach Orchard have completed high school, below 76% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Peach Orchard sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sumach, MO R+74
- Holcomb, MO R+74
- Whiteoak, MO R+75
- Wardell, MO R+65
- Clarkton, MO R+69
- Gideon, MO R+69
- Gibson, MO R+73
- North Wardell, MO R+73
- Bragg City, MO R+70
- Pascola, MO R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Manning, AR R+16
- Keene, KS R+52
- Pearsonia, OK R+69
- Duke, OK R+77
- Diamond Lake Junction, OR R+36
- Sunfair, CA R+7
- Pescado, NM D+21
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.