Handle leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Handle typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Handle, ~20% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Handle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Handle leans more Republican than 22 of 38 neighbors.
Handle runs about 21 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Handle. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+35) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+69), a spread of about 103 points.
Why Handle 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 Handle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Handle hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Mississippi average of 19%.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; Handle, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Handle looks the way it does
Turnout in Handle sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Louisville, MS D+2
- Estes, MS R+17
- Vernon, MS R+55
- McMillan, MS D+16
- Claytown, MS R+50
- Noxapater, MS R+29
- Highpoint, MS D+38
- Stallo, MS R+6
- Morgantown, MS R+54
- Prince Chapel, MS R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Holland, MN R+63
- Edwardsville, AL R+77
- Islesboro, ME D+28
- Romeo, CO R+29
- Palo, MN R+25
- Red Oak, MI R+45
- Whitehouse, KY R+72
- Pinsonfork, KY R+70
- Mount Carbon, WV R+16
- Sherwood Forest, FL R+27
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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.