Yates is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Yates typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yates, ~13% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yates compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Yates leans more Republican than 31 of 42 neighbors.
Yates runs about 49 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Yates 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 Yates, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Yates live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Missouri average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Yates are family households, above 78% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Yates, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Yates looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Yates own their home, about 12 points above the Missouri average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Higbee, MO R+63
- Roanoke, MO R+65
- Fort Henry, MO R+65
- Huntsville, MO R+61
- Armstrong, MO R+62
- Clifton Hill, MO R+68
- Urbandale, MO R+59
- Renick, MO R+64
- Moberly, MO R+38
- Mount Airy, MO R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hillsboro, VA R+7
- Lone Oak, GA R+34
- Nickleville, PA R+57
- Floweree, MT R+55
- Goodenow, IL R+39
- Ross, IA R+57
- Primrose, NE R+69
- Clearwater Park, VA R+65
- Concord, MD R+27
- Manville, IN R+52
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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.