Worth County is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Worth County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Worth County, ~16% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Worth County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Worth County leans more Republican than 12 of 14 neighbors.
Worth County runs about 46 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Worth County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Worth County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Worth County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 8 points above the Missouri average of 87%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Worth County, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Worth County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 82% of households in Worth County own their home, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 95% of adults in Worth County have completed high school, above 92% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Gentry County, MO R+63
- Ringgold County, IA R+50
- Taylor County, IA R+50
- Nodaway County, MO R+38
- Harrison County, MO R+64
- Decatur County, IA R+44
- Adams County, IA R+46
- Union County, IA R+33
- Page County, IA R+39
- Andrew County, MO R+50
Counties with Similar Populations
- Menard County, TX R+53
- Liberty County, MT R+56
- Clark County, KS R+73
- Gilliam County, OR R+48
- Jeff Davis County, TX R+51
- Buffalo County, SD D+24
- Meagher County, MT R+58
- Judith Basin County, MT R+62
- Mellette County, SD R+25
- Keweenaw County, MI Even
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.