Thompson is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Thompson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thompson, ~13% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Thompson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Thompson leans more Republican than 23 of 33 neighbors.
Thompson runs about 46 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Thompson 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 Thompson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Thompson drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Thompson are family households, above 81% of cities.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Thompson, MO does.
Why turnout in Thompson looks the way it does
Turnout in Thompson sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Centralia, MO R+36
- Mexico, MO R+40
- Vandiver, MO R+47
- Rowena, MO R+67
- Molino, MO R+65
- Hatton, MO R+62
- Hallsville, MO R+38
- Auxvasse, MO R+56
- Benton City, MO R+65
- Murry, MO R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sutton, AK R+38
- Stillmore, GA R+49
- Electric City, WA R+45
- Alger, OH R+63
- Claridge, PA R+28
- Plain, WI R+35
- Perth, NY R+38
- Afton, MI R+44
- Bethany, WV R+28
- Coloma, IN R+61
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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.