Morgantown is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Morgantown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morgantown, ~14% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Morgantown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Morgantown leans more Republican than 35 of 42 neighbors.
Morgantown runs about 31 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Morgantown 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 Morgantown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Morgantown live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Morgantown, 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 Morgantown looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 10% of homes in Morgantown have more than one occupant per room, above 96% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Morgantown sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sturgis, MS R+49
- Bradley, MS R+51
- Longview, MS R+20
- Ackerman, MS R+11
- McMillan, MS D+16
- Reform, MS R+71
- Louisville, MS D+2
- Fentress, MS R+34
- Highpoint, MS D+38
- Sherwood, MS R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yellowtail, MT R+28
- Golden Eagle, IL R+53
- Old Church, VA R+50
- Southworth, OH R+70
- Oak Ridge Park, NC R+16
- Jeddo, AL R+73
- Granville, IN R+51
- Elkport, IA R+49
- Bunker Hill, TN R+65
- Slovan, WI R+44
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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.