Vaughan leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Vaughan typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vaughan, ~34% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vaughan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vaughan leans more Republican than 31 of 51 neighbors.
Vaughan runs about 7 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Vaughan. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+22) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Vaughan 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 Vaughan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Vaughan live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Vaughan, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Vaughan looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Vaughan 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 6%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Way, MS R+15
- Berryville, MS R+19
- Sharpsburg, MS D+32
- Pickens, MS D+57
- Davis, MS Even
- Truitt, MS D+29
- Nod, MS R+18
- Benton, MS R+37
- Ebenezer, MS D+40
- Scotland Fork, MS R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Deer Park, CA D+30
- Ogden, OH R+55
- Kelawea, HI D+15
- Kerr Hill, MI R+38
- Shongopovi, AZ D+61
- Verna, FL R+58
- Shaw Mills, ME R+13
- Highgrove, KY R+60
- Wataga, IL R+30
- Bentley, MI R+50
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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.