Mayersville leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Mayersville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mayersville, ~23% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mayersville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mayersville leans more Republican than 21 of 42 neighbors.
Mayersville runs about 14 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Mayersville 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 Mayersville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Mayersville live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Mississippi average of 15%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mayersville 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; Mayersville, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mayersville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mayersville 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 55 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Mayersville rent, above 93% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in Mayersville report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Richey, MS D+8
- Egremont, MS D+22
- Lorenzen, MS D+17
- Grace, MS R+18
- Glen Allan, MS R+26
- Rolling Fork, MS D+58
- Cary, MS D+19
- Hampton, MS R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yockey, IN R+55
- Gales Creek, OR R+23
- Craigfield, TN R+50
- Purling, NY R+26
- Montrose, GA R+41
- Windy Gap, NC R+68
- Coulterville, CA R+34
- Moffat, CO R+15
- Avon, NC R+18
- Dialville, TX R+69
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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.