Red Bird is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Red Bird typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Bird, ~11% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Bird compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Bird leans more Republican than 35 of 52 neighbors.
Red Bird runs about 47 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Red Bird 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 Red Bird, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Red Bird hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Red Bird is about 97%, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Red Bird are family households, above 77% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Red Bird, MO sits in the bottom quarter 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 Red Bird looks the way it does
Turnout in Red Bird sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cleavesville, MO R+65
- Royal, MO R+61
- Bland, MO R+66
- Safe, MO R+65
- Old Bland, MO R+65
- Oak Hill, MO R+65
- Belle, MO R+62
- Canaan, MO R+68
- Owensville, MO R+56
- Rosati, MO R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alburg Center, VT R+22
- Parnell, KY R+67
- South Newbury, VT Even
- Virginia, MO R+66
- Lafayette, KY R+63
- Fidelity, IL R+60
- Gulf Hammock, FL R+55
- Levee, KY R+66
- Bigbee Valley, MS D+74
- Darvills, VA R+3
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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.