Ralls County is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Ralls County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ralls County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ralls County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Ralls County leans more Republican than 10 of 11 neighbors.
Ralls County runs about 44 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Ralls County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Ralls County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Ralls County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Ralls County, about 93% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Ralls County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 9%, below 86% of counties). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 72% of households in Ralls County are family households, above 86% of counties.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Ralls County, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Ralls County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 86% of households in Ralls County own their home, about 8 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Marion County, MO R+44
- Pike County, MO R+55
- Adams County, IL R+40
- Monroe County, MO R+57
- Audrain County, MO R+48
- Pike County, IL R+57
- Shelby County, MO R+65
- Lewis County, MO R+59
- Montgomery County, MO R+56
- Brown County, IL R+39
Counties with Similar Populations
- Camden County, NC R+48
- Bullock County, AL D+41
- Franklin County, TX R+62
- Montgomery County, IA R+41
- Coosa County, AL R+26
- Lowndes County, AL D+35
- Metcalfe County, KY R+65
- Noxubee County, MS D+49
- Roberts County, SD R+19
- Nemaha County, KS R+64
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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.