Mahned is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Mahned typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mahned, ~10% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mahned compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mahned leans more Republican than 18 of 36 neighbors.
Mahned runs about 47 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mahned. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Mahned 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 Mahned, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Mahned drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mahned sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Mahned, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mahned looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mahned 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Augusta, MS R+47
- Hintonville, MS R+59
- Wingate, MS R+70
- McCallum, MS R+42
- McSwain, MS R+63
- Beaumont, MS R+33
- McLaurin, MS R+74
- Dixie Pine, MS R+66
- Brooklyn, MS R+76
- Petal, MS R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zent, AR R+36
- Kinlock, MS R+21
- King Hill, LA R+58
- Baker, MN R+28
- Lonerock, OR R+46
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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.