Rock Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Rock Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rock Springs, ~12% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rock Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rock Springs leans more Republican than 48 of 71 neighbors.
Rock Springs runs about 46 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Rock Springs 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 Rock Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Rock Springs drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rock Springs, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Rock Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Rock Springs sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Park Hills, MO R+47
- Bismarck, MO R+64
- Leadington, MO R+45
- Doe Run, MO R+62
- Leadwood, MO R+55
- Wortham, MO R+65
- Desloge, MO R+46
- DeSmet, MO R+61
- Farmington, MO R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Selma, IA R+57
- Leisenring, PA R+45
- Massies Mill, VA R+28
- Masonville, WV R+78
- Hochheim, TX R+70
- North Prairie, TX R+68
- Chambersburg, OH R+58
- Gulkana, AK R+27
- Aurora, KS R+74
- Canton, KY R+62
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.