Prairie Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Prairie Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prairie Hill, ~14% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prairie Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prairie Hill leans more Republican than 15 of 47 neighbors.
Prairie Hill runs about 45 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Prairie Hill 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 Prairie Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Prairie Hill 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 82% of households in Prairie Hill are family households, above 93% 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 Prairie Hill, MO does.
Why turnout in Prairie Hill looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 99% of households in Prairie Hill own their home, about 20 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Thomas Hill, MO R+69
- Salisbury, MO R+54
- Musselfork, MO R+68
- Clifton Hill, MO R+68
- Kaseyville, MO R+69
- Keytesville, MO R+66
- Mount Airy, MO R+68
- Fort Henry, MO R+65
- Wien, MO R+67
- College Mound, MO R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Howells Crossroads, AL R+53
- Webster, IL R+62
- Watauga, KY R+75
- West Pelham, MA D+58
- Oklahoma Flat, TX R+76
- Bodcaw, AR R+62
- Vandalia, MT R+63
- Portland Mills, IN R+60
- Porto Rico, WV R+72
- Perma, MT R+46
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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.