Sweet Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Sweet Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sweet Springs, ~18% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sweet Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sweet Springs leans more Republican than 11 of 44 neighbors.
Sweet Springs runs about 35 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sweet Springs. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Sweet Springs 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 Sweet Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sweet Springs votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, modestly above the Missouri average of 22%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Sweet Springs, MO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sweet Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Sweet Springs sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elmwood, MO R+65
- Houstonia, MO R+68
- Emma, MO R+64
- Dunksburg, MO R+62
- Concordia, MO R+51
- Mount Leonard, MO R+66
- Blackburn, MO R+66
- Marshall Junction, MO R+66
- Stokley, MO R+62
- Alma, MO R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hinsdale, MA Even
- Houston, DE R+36
- Chimacum, WA D+27
- Sharpsville, IN R+54
- McGraw, NY R+39
- La Plata, MO R+63
- Isleton, CA R+13
- Axson, GA R+76
- Hamshire, TX R+72
- Rye, CO R+36
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.