Powe is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Powe typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Powe, ~10% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Powe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Powe leans more Republican than 56 of 59 neighbors.
Powe runs about 56 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Powe 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 Powe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Powe drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Powe, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Powe looks the way it does
Turnout in Powe sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Glennonville, MO R+74
- Bernie, MO R+62
- Pyletown, MO R+75
- Malden, MO R+37
- Ives, MO R+74
- Broseley, MO R+71
- Campbell, MO R+64
- Wilhelmina, MO R+72
- Qulin, MO R+70
- Dudley, MO R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oasis, UT R+82
- Ocean Forest, SC R+46
- East Germantown, IN R+54
- Shoals, WV R+54
- Gardiner, WA D+25
- Stanley, OK R+71
- Olivet Hill, MD R+29
- Luther, IN R+66
- Taopi, MN R+42
- Frazier Crossroads, NC R+19
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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.