Sabula is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Sabula typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sabula, ~12% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sabula compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sabula leans more Republican than 5 of 46 neighbors.
Sabula runs about 43 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Sabula 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 Sabula, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Sabula live in densely developed areas, about 18 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sabula, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Sabula looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 78% of adults in Sabula have completed high school, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Sabula sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Annapolis, MO R+63
- Minimum, MO R+63
- Lesterville, MO R+68
- French Mills, MO R+60
- Vulcan, MO R+66
- Glover, MO R+68
- Des Arc, MO R+67
- Brunot, MO R+68
- Jewett, MO R+65
- Arcadia, MO R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Akiak, AK D+21
- Allakaket, AK D+33
- Greece City, PA R+56
- Reily Lake, IL R+49
- Longford, KS R+68
- Hollis, IL R+40
- Plankton, OH R+68
- Ismay, MT R+78
- Mayfield, OK R+74
- Ramona, KS R+68
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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.