Renick is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Renick typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Renick, ~7% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Renick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Renick leans more Republican than 17 of 39 neighbors.
Renick runs about 45 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Renick 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 Renick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Renick drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Renick sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 95% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Renick are family households, above 93% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Renick, MO sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Renick looks the way it does
Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 87% of adults in Renick have completed high school, below 74% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Urbandale, MO R+59
- Moberly, MO R+38
- Higbee, MO R+63
- Clark, MO R+65
- Huntsville, MO R+61
- Middle Grove, MO R+68
- Yates, MO R+67
- Rucker, MO R+51
- Fort Henry, MO R+65
- Mount Airy, MO R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newton Lower Falls, MA D+54
- Lake Linden, MI R+18
- Stella, NC R+45
- Manchester, NY R+20
- Belleair Bluffs, FL R+14
- Oyster Bay Cove, NY R+19
- Benwood, WV R+39
- Harrisville, PA R+50
- Ritzville, WA R+46
- Rudy, AR R+61
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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.