Poynor is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Poynor typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Poynor, ~9% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Poynor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Poynor leans more Republican than 49 of 52 neighbors.
Poynor runs about 55 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Poynor 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 Poynor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Poynor live in densely developed areas, about 18 points below the Missouri average of 22%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Poynor fits that profile on both counts.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Poynor, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Poynor looks the way it does
Turnout in Poynor sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Hill Top, MO R+69
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Round Prairie, IL R+78
- Round Bottom, VA R+71
- Strodes Mills, PA R+70
- Stratford, IL R+37
- Isabella, MO R+65
- Butts, GA R+37
- Stith, TX R+79
- Rew, PA R+49
- Hendersonville, PA R+11
- Sunny Hill Estates, IL R+30
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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.