Sherman is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Sherman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sherman, ~13% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sherman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sherman leans more Republican than 29 of 62 neighbors.
Sherman runs about 45 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sherman. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Sherman 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 Sherman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Sherman drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Sherman are family households, above 81% of cities.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; Sherman, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sherman looks the way it does
Turnout in Sherman sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Endville, MS R+67
- Jug Fork, MS R+69
- Belden, MS R+37
- Blue Springs, MS R+73
- Chesterville, MS R+34
- Flowerdale, MS R+63
- New Harmony, MS R+74
- Branyan, MS R+84
- Furrs, MS R+15
- Saltillo, MS R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mountainhome, PA R+8
- Byars, OK R+70
- Pecks Mill, WV R+67
- Truxton, NY R+43
- Hilltop, MN D+27
- Sigel, PA R+62
- Salisbury Center, NY R+45
- Lakewood, WI R+31
- Dana, IN R+56
- Callaway, NE R+72
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.