Sligo is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Sligo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sligo, ~9% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sligo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sligo leans more Republican than 31 of 37 neighbors.
Sligo runs about 54 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Sligo 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 Sligo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Sligo sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 12 points above the Missouri average of 87%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sligo, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Sligo looks the way it does
Turnout in Sligo sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wesco, MO R+67
- Lake Spring, MO R+74
- Cook Station, MO R+65
- Cherryville, MO R+67
- Davisville, MO R+68
- Dillard, MO R+70
- Salem, MO R+60
- Hobson, MO R+70
- Keysville, MO R+65
- Seaton, MO R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gap Mills, WV R+64
- Allen, MD R+10
- Allen, KS R+51
- Alna Center, ME D+18
- New Bremen, NY R+48
- Ford City, CA R+57
- Dwarf, KY R+63
- South Walden, VT R+9
- Kirchhayn, WI R+45
- Upper Meyersville, TX R+71
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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.