McCallum leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 63% of adults in McCallum typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McCallum, ~18% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How McCallum compares
Among cities within 25 miles, McCallum leans more Republican than 3 of 39 neighbors.
McCallum runs about 20 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within McCallum. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 36 points.
Why McCallum 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 McCallum, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in McCallum drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in McCallum are family households, above 96% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; McCallum, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in McCallum looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in McCallum have completed high school, about 12 points above the Mississippi average of 85%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dixie Pine, MS R+66
- Hintonville, MS R+59
- Petal, MS R+60
- Mahned, MS R+70
- McLaurin, MS R+74
- Dixie, MS R+65
- New Augusta, MS R+47
- Hattiesburg, MS D+6
- Glendale, MS R+57
- Wingate, MS R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Bristol, ME D+44
- South Park, WV R+59
- Coral, PA R+37
- Maud, KY R+54
- Mount Landing, VA Even
- Hughart, WV R+59
- Pringle, SD R+55
- Herbster, WI D+7
- Correll, MN R+41
- Leivasy, WV 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.