Sherwood Forest is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Sherwood Forest typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sherwood Forest, ~14% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sherwood Forest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sherwood Forest leans more Republican than 29 of 46 neighbors.
Sherwood Forest runs about 32 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sherwood Forest. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 61 points.
Why Sherwood Forest 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 Sherwood Forest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Sherwood Forest drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sherwood Forest, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Sherwood Forest looks the way it does
Turnout in Sherwood Forest 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
- Robinhood, MS R+79
- Whitfield, MS R+42
- Fannin, MS R+71
- Rankin, MS R+56
- Star, MS R+39
- Pearl, MS R+22
- Brandon, MS R+44
- Gulde, MS R+55
- Florence, MS R+61
- Flowood, MS R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- McKinleyville, WV R+61
- McGregor, MI R+55
- Chester, ID R+71
- Pierce, ID R+70
- Baskett, KY R+50
- Mooresville, KY R+65
- West Liberty, PA R+52
- Rocky Mount, GA R+64
- Tabiona, UT R+61
- Lakota, IA R+54
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.