Paden is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Paden typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Paden, ~6% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Paden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Paden leans more Republican than 35 of 55 neighbors.
Paden runs about 58 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Paden 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 Paden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Paden drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Paden, MS sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Paden looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Paden own their home, about 14 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Paden sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tishomingo, MS R+73
- Holcut, MS R+77
- Cairo, MS R+83
- Burtons, MS R+84
- Dennis, MS R+81
- Ellistown, MS R+86
- Bloody Springs, MS R+88
- Leedy, MS R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Naturl Br Sta, VA R+61
- Palisades, WA R+53
- Rodney, PA R+51
- Coates, MN R+32
- Odell, IN R+49
- Texas, KY R+64
- Garwood, MO R+65
- Mayday, GA R+66
- Junction City, SD R+52
- Waldrop, VA R+30
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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.