Sperry is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Sperry typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sperry, ~15% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sperry compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sperry leans more Republican than 6 of 49 neighbors.
Sperry runs about 45 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Sperry 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 Sperry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Sperry sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Missouri average of 87%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Sperry, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Sperry looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Sperry own their home, about 13 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sublette, MO R+59
- Kirksville, MO R+9
- Nind, MO R+40
- Brashear, MO R+65
- Greentop, MO R+66
- Willmathsville, MO R+66
- Millard, MO R+66
- Novinger, MO R+66
- Youngstown, MO R+53
- Gibbs, MO R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Timber, OR R+15
- Dallas, WV R+58
- Lake Harmony, PA R+31
- Washburn, TX R+76
- Pink, PA R+43
- River Hill, TN R+70
- Franklinton, GA Even
- Copeland, FL R+55
- Turon, KS R+64
- Alvo, NE R+41
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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.