Swiss is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Swiss typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Swiss, ~14% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Swiss compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Swiss leans more Republican than 47 of 65 neighbors.
Swiss runs about 46 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Swiss 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 Swiss, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Swiss live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Swiss, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Swiss looks the way it does
Turnout in Swiss sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stony Hill, MO R+64
- Hermann, MO R+50
- Drake, MO R+65
- Pershing, MO R+61
- Gasconade, MO R+60
- Berger, MO R+64
- Detmold, MO R+63
- McKittrick, MO R+54
- Dissen, MO R+64
- Morrison, MO R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Acworth, NH R+27
- Ray, MN R+34
- Humarock, MA Even
- Sulphur Lick, OH R+58
- Cold Stream, WV R+61
- Lenoxville, PA R+39
- Pleasant Ridge, WI D+10
- Pleasant Valley, TX R+64
- Cordova, NM D+29
- Barnhill, OH 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.