Leverett leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Leverett typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leverett, ~27% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leverett compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leverett leans more Republican than 20 of 45 neighbors.
Politically, Leverett sits close to the rest of Mississippi.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Leverett. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+37) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+54), a spread of about 90 points.
Why Leverett 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 Leverett, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Leverett hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Mississippi average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Leverett sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 85% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Leverett, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Leverett looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Leverett 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 6%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cascilla, MS R+52
- Oxberry, MS R+65
- Rosebloom, MS R+61
- Tippo, MS D+19
- Effie, MS D+40
- Charleston, MS D+52
- Holcomb, MS R+60
- Philipp, MS Even
- Scobey, MS R+44
- Cowart, MS D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Williamsport, WV R+71
- Bellamy, AL D+26
- Scarboro, GA R+48
- Eckville, PA R+39
- Canby, KY R+65
- Pence Springs, WV R+52
- Beardsley, MN R+30
- Empire, LA R+21
- Simnasho, OR D+19
- Linden, FL R+57
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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.