Wallace is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Wallace typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wallace, ~24% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wallace compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wallace leans more Republican than 29 of 62 neighbors.
Wallace runs about 32 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wallace. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Wallace leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Wallace. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Wallace, MO sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Wallace looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wallace 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Wallace own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Wallace have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Market, MO R+41
- DeKalb, MO R+61
- Faucett, MO R+54
- Dearborn, MO R+49
- Edgerton Junction, MO R+51
- Iatan, MO R+41
- Weston, MO R+36
- Woodruff, MO R+37
- Camden Point, MO R+48
- Frazier, MO R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lanham, KS R+68
- Farmington, WA R+52
- Nysted, NE R+65
- Brownwood, MO R+66
- Lucien, MS R+74
- Walpole, IL R+62
- Garfield, ID R+65
- Morse, WI R+24
- Kibler, VA R+63
- Fruitdale, OH R+62
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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.