Virgil City is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Virgil City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Virgil City, ~9% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Virgil City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Virgil City leans more Republican than 30 of 43 neighbors.
Virgil City runs about 53 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Virgil City 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 Virgil City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Virgil City are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Virgil City, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Virgil City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Virgil City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 11 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- El Dorado Springs, MO R+64
- Filley, MO R+66
- Dederick, MO R+73
- Montevallo, MO R+73
- Osiris, MO R+70
- Wagoner, MO R+66
- Jerico Springs, MO R+69
- Walker, MO R+73
- Tiffin, MO R+68
- Milo, MO R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Herman Center, WI R+57
- Hartford, TN R+70
- Oakland, AR R+45
- Moore, ID R+75
- Meadowview Estates, KY D+30
- Blackey, KY R+62
- Lake of the Woods, CA R+31
- Old Union, MS R+8
- Bloomingdale, IN R+60
- Adrian, OH R+52
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.