Utica is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Utica typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Utica, ~12% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Utica compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Utica leans more Republican than 15 of 40 neighbors.
Utica runs about 49 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Utica 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 Utica, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Utica, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Utica, MO does.
Why turnout in Utica looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Utica own their home, about 12 points above the Missouri average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Utica have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mooresville, MO R+67
- Chillicothe, MO R+46
- Dawn, MO R+70
- Sampsel, MO R+68
- Ludlow, MO R+69
- Avalon, MO R+70
- Springhill, MO R+69
- Sturges, MO R+68
- Breckenridge, MO R+66
- Plymouth, MO R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Butteville, OR R+35
- Ancona, IL R+53
- Mossville, AR R+55
- St. Helena, NE R+71
- Edgewood, MO R+64
- Thurman, IA R+49
- Rutan, AL R+63
- Holliday Landing, MO R+73
- Tice, IL R+48
- Port Barnett, PA R+65
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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.