Ware is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Ware typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ware, ~17% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ware compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ware leans more Republican than 50 of 79 neighbors.
Ware runs about 40 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Ware 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 Ware, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 89% of households in Ware are family households, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ware, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ware looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Ware own their home, about 15 points above the Missouri average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Ware have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Frumet, MO R+61
- Fletcher, MO R+67
- Hillsboro, MO R+52
- DeSoto, MO R+49
- Morse Mill, MO R+51
- Dittmer, MO R+55
- Fertile, MO R+67
- Blackwell, MO R+66
- Grubville, MO R+57
- Cruise Mill, MO R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mumford, TX R+55
- Wagoner, MO R+66
- Lamoine, ME D+6
- Bowen, KY R+64
- Red Hill, GA R+69
- Last Chance, OK R+70
- Sarepta, MS R+82
- Kehoe, KY R+67
- Leonia, FL R+80
- Guerne, OH R+59
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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.