Tiffin is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Tiffin typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tiffin, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tiffin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tiffin leans more Republican than 23 of 43 neighbors.
Tiffin runs about 50 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Tiffin 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 Tiffin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Tiffin, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Tiffin sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 89% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Tiffin, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Tiffin looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Tiffin own their home, about 17 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Taberville, MO R+69
- Oyer, MO R+68
- El Dorado Springs, MO R+64
- Filley, MO R+66
- Monegaw Springs, MO R+70
- Roscoe, MO R+67
- Harwood, MO R+74
- Dederick, MO R+73
- Schell City, MO R+73
- Johnson City, MO R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ironton, WI R+41
- Fair Haven, IL R+37
- Sandgate, VT D+19
- McCol Place, IN R+59
- Four Corners, WY R+72
- Landstad, WI R+53
- Rice Lake, MN R+14
- Millerville, AL R+73
- Brookfield Center, VT D+18
- Mayfield, KS R+70
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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.