Simcoe is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Simcoe typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Simcoe, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Simcoe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Simcoe leans more Republican than 48 of 64 neighbors.
Simcoe runs about 52 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Simcoe 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 Simcoe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Simcoe live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Simcoe, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Simcoe looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Simcoe report food insecurity, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Simcoe sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Simcoe have completed high school, below 77% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rocky Comfort, MO R+71
- Longview, MO R+72
- Stella, MO R+73
- McNatt, MO R+73
- Wheaton, MO R+66
- Boulder City, MO R+72
- Fairview, MO R+72
- Ridgley, MO R+68
- Powell, MO R+69
- Christopher, MO R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zipperlandville, TX R+61
- Ada, KS R+68
- Schlatitz, MO R+71
- Zack, AR R+72
- Red Ash, VA R+67
- Logan, IL R+63
- Carman, IL R+38
- Craigsville, PA R+60
- Minneiska, MN R+33
- Pine Valley, PA R+58
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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.