Goodman, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Goodman

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Goodman is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.

 

About 50% of adults in Goodman typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goodman, ~38% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Goodman compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Goodman leans more Democratic than 35 of 46 neighbors.

Goodman runs about 74 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Goodman is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Goodman. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+70) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 77 points.

Why Goodman 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 Goodman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Goodman votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Goodman runs about 74 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 62% of adults in Goodman have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Goodman, MS does.

Why turnout in Goodman looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Goodman is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 6%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 65% of households in Goodman rent, compared to around 23% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 45% of adults in Goodman report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.