Mayton is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Mayton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mayton, ~9% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mayton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mayton leans more Republican than 37 of 42 neighbors.
Mayton runs about 52 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mayton. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+88) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Mayton 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 Mayton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Mayton are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Mayton, MS sits in the bottom quarter 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 Mayton looks the way it does
Turnout in Mayton sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Puckett, MS R+72
- Martinville, MS R+60
- Polkville, MS R+85
- Johns, MS R+69
- Mendenhall, MS R+34
- Weathersby, MS D+27
- Raleigh, MS R+61
- D'Lo, MS R+29
- Fannin, MS R+71
- Magee, MS R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Upper Lisle, NY R+40
- Tovey, IL R+57
- Mount Victory, KY R+70
- Salvador, CA D+26
- Spring Glen, PA R+62
- Huddle, VA R+71
- Weston, CO R+33
- La Union, NM R+5
- Wayside, WI R+50
- Wyatt, LA R+44
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.