Moorhead is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Moorhead typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moorhead, ~38% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moorhead compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moorhead leans more Democratic than 52 of 60 neighbors.
Moorhead runs about 76 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Moorhead is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Moorhead. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+15), a spread of about 56 points.
Why Moorhead 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 Moorhead, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Moorhead is about 17%, about 56 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Moorhead have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Moorhead runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Moorhead, MS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Moorhead looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Moorhead 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 5%, about 55 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Moorhead rent, above 93% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 42% of adults in Moorhead report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sunflower, MS D+56
- Murdock Crossing, MS D+26
- Inverness, MS R+15
- Four Mile, MS R+35
- Indianola, MS D+56
- Swan Lake, MS D+13
- Morgan City, MS D+12
- Pentecost, MS Even
- Itta Bena, MS D+66
- Boyer, MS R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wittenberg, WI R+39
- Thompsonville, IL R+64
- Lopez, WA D+54
- Pleasant Plains, IL R+41
- Hastings, PA R+52
- Bethel Island, CA R+15
- Junction City, WI R+31
- Hoodsport, WA D+5
- Haddock, GA R+51
- Rochdale, MA R+7
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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.