Graham is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Graham typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Graham, ~3% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Graham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Graham leans more Republican than 56 of 60 neighbors.
Graham runs about 64 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Graham 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 Graham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Graham drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Graham fits that profile on both counts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Graham, 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 Graham looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 9% of homes in Graham have more than one occupant per room, above 96% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Graham sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Graham have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Corrona, MS R+71
- Geeville, MS R+72
- Locum, MS R+89
- Branyan, MS R+84
- Centerville, MS R+67
- Dumas, MS R+89
- Keownville, MS R+86
- Blue Springs, MS R+73
- Guntown, MS R+67
- Bethany, MS R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sprague, MO R+68
- Crescent, LA R+43
- Indiantown, MI R+29
- Hazel Patch, KY R+71
- East Deering, NH R+12
- Coalville, NC R+61
- Fayette, WI R+29
- Farmingdale, SD R+66
- Jonesboro, OH R+67
- Meadow Creek, ID R+67
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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.