Santa Fe is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Santa Fe typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Santa Fe, ~14% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Santa Fe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Santa Fe leans more Republican than 14 of 33 neighbors.
Santa Fe runs about 46 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Santa Fe, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 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 Santa Fe sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 85% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Santa Fe, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Santa Fe looks the way it does
Turnout in Santa Fe sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Molino, MO R+65
- Perry, MO R+59
- Stoutsville, MO R+63
- Scotts Corner, MO R+66
- Rush Hill, MO R+68
- Laddonia, MO R+61
- Paris, MO R+54
- Farber, MO R+64
- Mexico, MO R+40
- Indian Creek, MO R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aden, VA R+36
- Guide Rock, NE R+71
- Green Point, PA R+64
- Bradford, IA R+56
- Graytown, TN R+70
- Sauney Stand, TX R+51
- Pleasant Prairie, IA R+36
- Rawson, NY R+51
- Claiborne, OH R+58
- East Wilton, ME R+20
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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.