Savannah is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Savannah typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Savannah, ~5% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Savannah compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Savannah leans more Republican than 36 of 37 neighbors.
Savannah runs about 62 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Savannah. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+73), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Savannah 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 Savannah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Savannah hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Mississippi average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Savannah drive to work alone, above 82% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Savannah are family households, above 87% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Savannah, 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 Savannah looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Savannah have more than one occupant per room, above 83% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Savannah sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Savannah have completed high school, below 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Poplarville, MS R+63
- Hillsdale, MS R+57
- Derby, MS R+26
- Mc Neill, MS R+70
- West Poplarville, MS R+72
- Necaise, MS R+84
- Pistol Ridge, MS R+76
- Carriere, MS R+76
- Bond, MS R+31
- Crane Creek, MS R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Darden, TN R+74
- Piedra, CA R+46
- Montra, OH R+72
- South Range, MI R+10
- Hoagland, OH R+70
- Kettle River, MN R+28
- Stockholm, MN R+50
- Pocahontas, TN R+79
- Tippecanoe, OH R+60
- Veyo, UT R+57
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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.