Thomasville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Thomasville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thomasville, ~13% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Thomasville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Thomasville leans more Republican than 40 of 50 neighbors.
Thomasville runs about 38 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Thomasville 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 Thomasville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Thomasville drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Thomasville sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 85% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Thomasville are family households, above 90% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Thomasville, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Thomasville looks the way it does
Turnout in Thomasville sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rexford, MS R+81
- Florence, MS R+61
- Star, MS R+39
- Touchstone, MS R+62
- Rosemary, MS D+14
- Braxton, MS R+44
- Harrisville, MS R+25
- Gatesville, MS R+41
- Richland, MS R+42
- Whitfield, MS R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Augustine, PA R+60
- Gold Dust, LA R+65
- Seaboard, VA R+68
- Taberville, MO R+69
- Franklinton, NY R+39
- North Blendon, MI R+36
- Ivydell, TN R+73
- Virginia, NE R+63
- York, AZ R+59
- Tuggleville, KY R+80
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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.