Pepsin is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Pepsin typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pepsin, ~10% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pepsin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pepsin leans more Republican than 48 of 78 neighbors.
Pepsin runs about 51 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Pepsin 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 Pepsin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Pepsin are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pepsin, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pepsin looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Pepsin own their home, about 17 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Granby, MO R+63
- Ritchey, MO R+69
- Monark Springs, MO R+69
- Newtonia, MO R+72
- Diamond, MO R+62
- Stark City, MO R+72
- Saginaw, MO R+58
- Boulder City, MO R+72
- Neosho, MO R+51
- Fidelity, MO R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Union Hill, LA R+84
- Formoso, KS R+75
- Arbor, MO R+75
- Arctic Village, AK D+26
- Lanyon, IA R+49
- Hiles, WI R+27
- Ruraldale, OH R+71
- Postoak, TX R+82
- Preston, IL R+60
- Homewood, SC R+47
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.