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

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

Hamburg leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.

 

About more than 99% of adults in Hamburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hamburg, ~62% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hamburg compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hamburg leans more Democratic than 29 of 41 neighbors.

Hamburg runs about 48 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Hamburg is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 40% of adults in Hamburg hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Hamburg runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Hamburg, MS does.

Why turnout in Hamburg looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 99% of households in Hamburg own their home, about 22 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Hamburg have completed high school, above 96% 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.