Times Beach leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Times Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Times Beach, ~33% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Times Beach compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Times Beach leans more Republican than 106 of 163 neighbors.
Times Beach runs about 10 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Times Beach 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 Times Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Times Beach votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 20%, about 17 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Times Beach are family households, above 87% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Times Beach, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Times Beach looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Times Beach is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Times Beach own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Times Beach have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Parkdale, MO R+40
- High Ridge, MO R+36
- Eureka, MO R+25
- Grover, MO R+10
- Ellisville, MO Even
- Valley Park, MO D+8
- Ballwin, MO D+6
- Twin Oaks, MO D+11
- Murphy, MO R+32
- Winchester, MO D+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lambs Creek, PA R+48
- Eckelson, ND R+55
- Helmer, ID R+54
- Rio Creek, WI R+42
- Pettit, TX R+81
- Rockville, PA R+54
- Oxford Mills, IA R+43
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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.