Stotts City is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Stotts City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stotts City, ~9% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stotts City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stotts City leans more Republican than 60 of 63 neighbors.
Stotts City runs about 55 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Stotts 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 Stotts City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Stotts City, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Stotts City, MO sits below the national average 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 Stotts City looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Stotts City own their home, about 14 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Stotts City sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- La Russell, MO R+73
- Rescue, MO R+73
- Hoberg, MO R+70
- Freistatt, MO R+72
- Phelps, MO R+72
- Plew, MO R+73
- Wentworth, MO R+70
- Sarcoxie, MO R+61
- Mount Vernon, MO R+60
- Pierce City, MO R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Peoria, TX R+76
- Bucklin, KS R+76
- Scotts Fork, VA R+38
- Fannin, MS R+71
- Noti, OR R+21
- Lewistown, OH R+70
- Spurlock, KY R+75
- Midvale, OH R+57
- Comfrey, MN R+63
- Aguila, AZ R+52
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.