Pleasant Green is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Pleasant Green typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Green, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Green compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Green leans more Republican than 31 of 39 neighbors.
Pleasant Green runs about 48 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Pleasant Green 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 Pleasant Green, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Pleasant Green sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 9 points above the Missouri average of 87%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Pleasant Green are family households, above 76% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Pleasant Green, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Pleasant Green looks the way it does
Turnout in Pleasant Green sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pilot Grove, MO R+61
- New Lebanon, MO R+64
- Otterville, MO R+66
- Blackwater, MO R+66
- Beaman, MO R+69
- Lamine, MO R+65
- Nelson, MO R+65
- Speed, MO R+65
- Pisgah, MO R+67
- Hughesville, MO R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zaneta, IA R+34
- Upton, NC R+58
- Ulupalakua, HI D+24
- Ellis, ID R+61
- Port Sheldon, MI R+19
- Greenville Center, NY R+27
- Andover, VT D+33
- Gladdice, TN R+65
- Brookside, CO R+34
- Tocito, NM D+27
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.