Gravestown is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Gravestown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gravestown, ~11% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gravestown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gravestown leans more Republican than 21 of 44 neighbors.
Gravestown runs about 47 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gravestown. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Gravestown 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 Gravestown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Gravestown drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Gravestown are family households, above 78% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Gravestown, 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 Gravestown looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Gravestown own their home, about 17 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Gravestown sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Blue Mountain, MS R+46
- Ripley, MS R+48
- Ashland, MS R+55
- Falkner, MS R+65
- Cotton Plant, MS R+45
- Hickory Flat, MS R+76
- Snow Lake Shores, MS Even
- Bluff, MS R+89
- Tiplersville, MS R+69
- Pumpkin Center, MS R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Parkerville, GA R+70
- Caroga Lake, NY R+35
- Westhampton, MA D+29
- Neelyville, MO R+69
- Mica, GA R+67
- Rosanky, TX R+63
- Pryor, MT R+13
- Redstone, NH Even
- Togiak, AK D+27
- Singers Glen, VA R+54
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.