Tallahatchie County leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Tallahatchie County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tallahatchie County, ~38% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tallahatchie County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Tallahatchie County leans more Democratic than 7 of 13 neighbors.
Tallahatchie County runs about 43 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Tallahatchie County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Tallahatchie County. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+72) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+57), a spread of about 129 points.
Why Tallahatchie County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Tallahatchie County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tallahatchie County votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Tallahatchie County runs about 43 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Tallahatchie County have never been married, above 96% of counties.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Tallahatchie County, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Tallahatchie County looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Tallahatchie County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Quitman County, MS D+44
- Grenada County, MS R+15
- Coahoma County, MS D+51
- Panola County, MS Even
- Yalobusha County, MS R+19
- Leflore County, MS D+53
- Sunflower County, MS D+35
- Bolivar County, MS D+34
- Carroll County, MS R+40
- Montgomery County, MS R+2
Counties with Similar Populations
- Amite County, MS R+29
- Bath County, KY R+61
- Meigs County, TN R+72
- Choctaw County, AL R+22
- Caldwell County, KY R+56
- Howard County, AR R+33
- Vinton County, OH R+58
- Madison County, MO R+63
- Chippewa County, MN R+36
- Bleckley County, GA R+42
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.