Fair River is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Fair River typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fair River, ~13% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fair River compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fair River leans more Republican than 29 of 45 neighbors.
Fair River runs about 39 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fair River. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 53 points.
Why Fair River 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 Fair River, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Fair River are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fair River, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Fair River looks the way it does
Turnout in Fair River sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fair Oak Springs, MS R+58
- East Lincoln, MS R+80
- Sontag, MS R+3
- Monticello, MS R+35
- Rosella, MS R+30
- Topeka, MS R+83
- Wanilla, MS D+7
- Robinwood, MS R+59
- Ruth, MS R+78
- Brookhaven, MS R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Whitewood, VA R+72
- Clyde, MO R+60
- Welcome, VA R+38
- Hamer, NC Even
- Rumford Corner, ME R+34
- Fisherville, RI Even
- Derrick City, PA R+47
- La Mesilla, NM D+58
- Estiffanulga, FL R+73
- Guildhall, VT R+37
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Mississippi 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.