Scott City is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Scott City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scott City, ~14% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Scott City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Scott City leans more Republican than 36 of 77 neighbors.
Scott City runs about 41 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Scott City 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 Scott City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Scott City drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Scott City sits in the bottom quarter (about 16%, below 75% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Scott City, MO sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Scott City looks the way it does
Turnout in Scott City sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kelso, MO R+69
- Commerce, MO R+69
- Thebes, IL R+32
- East Cape Girardeau, IL R+53
- Rockview, MO R+70
- Gale, IL R+54
- Blomeyer, MO R+55
- Cape Girardeau, MO R+17
- Chaffee, MO R+60
- McClure, IL R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Sarasota, FL R+11
- Obetz, OH R+15
- Chadbourn, NC R+25
- James City, NC R+20
- Mount Vernon, IA Even
- Marshall, VA R+20
- Youngstown, NY R+19
- Chesterfield, SC R+41
- Hemingway, SC Even
- Jefferson, MD R+12
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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.