Mc Carley leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Mc Carley typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mc Carley, ~22% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mc Carley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mc Carley leans more Republican than 16 of 34 neighbors.
Mc Carley runs about 9 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mc Carley. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+41) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+80), a spread of about 121 points.
Why Mc Carley 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 Mc Carley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Mc Carley drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Mc Carley, MS sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mc Carley looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Mc Carley sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Winona, MS D+6
- North Carrollton, MS R+39
- Carrollton, MS R+62
- Jefferson, MS R+81
- Wiltshire, MS D+19
- Valley Hill, MS R+85
- Vaiden, MS D+3
- Duck Hill, MS Even
- Elliott, MS R+57
- Coila, MS R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Forreston, TX R+62
- Fayetteville, MO R+61
- Gerry, NY R+41
- Hudgins, VA R+43
- Pittsburg, OK R+73
- Bridgeton, MI R+44
- Claremont, MN R+51
- Prentice, WI R+46
- Norge, OK R+70
- Pioche, NV R+65
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.