Sherard leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Sherard typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sherard, ~20% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sherard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sherard leans more Republican than 47 of 51 neighbors.
Sherard runs about 10 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sherard. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Sherard 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 Sherard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Sherard live in densely developed areas, about 11 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Sherard, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Sherard looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 95% of adults in Sherard have completed high school, above 73% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rena Lara, MS R+43
- Farrell, MS R+39
- Hillhouse, MS R+16
- Alligator, MS D+49
- Clarksdale, MS D+57
- King and Anderson, MS D+3
- Counts, MS R+4
- Lyon, MS D+51
- Duncan, MS D+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vancorum, CO R+61
- Maready, NC R+61
- Maljamar, NM R+77
- Four Mile, WV R+69
- Frenchmans Bayou, AR R+23
- Dodson, TN R+71
- Komalty, OK R+67
- Stamford, SD R+67
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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.