Rhodes is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Rhodes typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rhodes, ~4% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rhodes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rhodes leans more Republican than 31 of 34 neighbors.
Rhodes runs about 66 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Rhodes 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 Rhodes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Rhodes live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Rhodes fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Rhodes are family households, above 76% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rhodes, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 Rhodes looks the way it does
Turnout in Rhodes sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Good Hope, MS R+85
- Richton, MS R+73
- Ovett, MS R+89
- East Side, MS R+85
- McSwain, MS R+63
- Piave, MS R+90
- Johnson, MS R+81
- Pecan Grove, MS R+81
- Hintonville, MS R+59
- Clara, MS R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Conroy, IA R+33
- Edgemoor, WA D+59
- Carolina, WV R+49
- Money Creek, MN R+31
- Rochester, IA R+38
- Northpoint, TN R+64
- Michiana Shores, IN D+6
- Belcher, LA R+45
- Oak Center, MN R+47
- Dunningville, MI R+40
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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.