Myrtle is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Myrtle typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Myrtle, ~6% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Myrtle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Myrtle leans more Republican than 40 of 53 neighbors.
Myrtle runs about 56 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Myrtle. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+87) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Myrtle 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 Myrtle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Myrtle drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Myrtle, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Myrtle looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Myrtle sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pumpkin Center, MS R+63
- Poolville, MS R+86
- New Albany, MS R+49
- Etta, MS R+79
- Cornersville, MS R+74
- Hickory Flat, MS R+76
- Pinedale, MS R+87
- Cotton Plant, MS R+45
- Ingomar, MS R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Jacksonville, IL R+21
- Robins, IA R+6
- Hampton, SC R+5
- Brandon, VT R+19
- Dunean, SC D+17
- Mount Bethel, PA R+31
- Mooreville, MS R+76
- Germanton, NC R+56
- Monroe, IN R+72
- Scotts, MI R+19
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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.