Strayhorn is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Strayhorn typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Strayhorn, ~4% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Strayhorn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Strayhorn is the most Republican-leaning.
Strayhorn runs about 60 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Strayhorn 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 Strayhorn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 98% of residents in Strayhorn drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Strayhorn fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Strayhorn are family households, above 91% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Strayhorn, 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 Strayhorn looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Strayhorn is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 9%, about 51 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Strayhorn report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Savage, MS R+69
- Sarah, MS R+72
- Crockett, MS R+83
- Cottonville, MS R+35
- Longtown, MS R+3
- Arkabutla, MS R+35
- Crenshaw, MS D+30
- Evansville, MS R+47
- Prichard, MS D+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silo, OK R+61
- Hughesville, MO R+68
- Shauck, OH R+61
- Williamsville, MS R+52
- Readsboro, VT R+8
- Kenesaw, NE R+69
- Stratford, IA R+39
- Como, NC R+8
- Carlock, IL R+40
- Williamsville, MO R+71
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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.