Pine Crest is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Pine Crest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Crest, ~11% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pine Crest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pine Crest leans more Republican than 30 of 37 neighbors.
Pine Crest runs about 53 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Pine Crest 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 Pine Crest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Pine Crest, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Pine Crest sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 89% of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Pine Crest, MO does.
Why turnout in Pine Crest looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Pine Crest own their home, about 12 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Turnerville, MO R+70
- Mountain View, MO R+64
- Oakside, MO R+69
- Birch Tree, MO R+70
- Summersville, MO R+70
- Trask, MO R+69
- Delaware, MO R+71
- Midvale, MO R+72
- Clear Springs, MO R+69
- Ink, MO R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Phillipsport, NY R+18
- Ruckerville, KY R+61
- Bruceville, TN R+70
- Wallville, OK R+75
- Lake Catherine, AR R+49
- Lamoille, MN R+22
- Sickles, MI R+49
- Breeding, KY R+74
- Waukon, WA R+42
- Rapson, MI R+50
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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.