Heathman leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Heathman typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Heathman, ~32% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Heathman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Heathman leans more Democratic than 37 of 66 neighbors.
Heathman runs about 30 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Heathman is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Heathman. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+86) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 101 points.
Why Heathman 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 Heathman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 45% of adults in Heathman have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 20%). Heathman runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Heathman, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Heathman looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Heathman 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 7%, about 53 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 42% of households in Heathman rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Heathman report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Indianola, MS D+56
- Holly Ridge, MS R+7
- Fairview, MS R+3
- Boyer, MS R+4
- Kinlock, MS R+21
- Rexburg, MS R+26
- Inverness, MS R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chrystal, PA R+63
- Fargo, TX R+71
- Fairmount Springs, PA R+54
- Folletts, IA R+40
- Slana, AK R+27
- Muddy, IL R+56
- Smoky Junction, TN R+75
- Smyrna, IN R+50
- Sikesville, AL R+80
- Slater, WY R+75
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.