Harrisville leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Harrisville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Harrisville, ~22% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Harrisville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Harrisville leans more Republican than 20 of 46 neighbors.
Politically, Harrisville sits close to the rest of Mississippi.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Harrisville. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Harrisville 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 Harrisville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Harrisville hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Mississippi average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Harrisville, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Harrisville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Harrisville 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 9%, about 51 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Harrisville report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Harrisville have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rexford, MS R+81
- Georgetown, MS R+8
- Touchstone, MS R+62
- Hopewell, MS R+7
- Pinola, MS R+9
- Gatesville, MS R+41
- Thomasville, MS R+61
- Rockport, MS R+45
- Braxton, MS R+44
- Merit, MS R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bogue, NC R+41
- Ogden Dunes, IN D+23
- Village of Clarkston, MI Even
- Romulus, AL R+57
- Cassville, NY R+45
- Minnesott Beach, NC R+26
- Nixonville, SC R+48
- Conrath, WI R+55
- Clarks Hill, IN R+49
- Ryan, IA R+43
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.