Plad is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Plad typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plad, ~8% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Plad compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Plad leans more Republican than 46 of 49 neighbors.
Plad runs about 53 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Plad 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 Plad, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Plad, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Plad, MO sits in the bottom tenth 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 Plad looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Plad is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 9 points below the Missouri average of 57%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Plad report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in Plad have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tunas, MO R+71
- Leadmine, MO R+71
- Windyville, MO R+68
- Branch, MO R+71
- Louisburg, MO R+71
- Long Lane, MO R+68
- Eldridge, MO R+69
- Cloverdale, MO R+65
- Urbana, MO R+67
- White City, MO R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adelphi, OH R+60
- Kensington, SC R+13
- Napoli, NY R+47
- Alpha, KY R+75
- Higginbotham, TX R+81
- Wardville, LA R+84
- Gilead, IN R+65
- McIntosh, FL R+38
- Scotland, NH R+16
- Neal, GA R+62
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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.