Zell is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Zell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zell, ~17% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zell leans more Republican than 32 of 71 neighbors.
Zell runs about 39 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Zell 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 Zell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Zell, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Zell drive to work alone, above 86% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Zell are family households, above 78% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Zell, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Zell looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Zell 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 64%, above 63% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Zell own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- New Offenburg, MO R+59
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- Weingarten, MO R+59
- Bloomsdale, MO R+58
- Ozora, MO R+58
- Modoc, IL R+58
- Prairie Du Rocher, IL R+57
- Kidd, IL R+55
- French Village, MO R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oakland, MS R+25
- Plainfield, NH Even
- Barhamsville, VA R+30
- Merrill, OR R+50
- Ernul, NC R+50
- Murphy Corner, WI R+41
- Timber Trails, LA R+78
- Mifflin, PA R+61
- Bismarck, IL R+53
- Gainesville, MO R+64
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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.