Walnut Grove is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Walnut Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walnut Grove, ~28% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walnut Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Walnut Grove leans more Republican than 13 of 61 neighbors.
Walnut Grove runs about 20 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Walnut Grove. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+41) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+69), a spread of about 111 points.
Why Walnut Grove leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Walnut Grove. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Walnut Grove, 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 Walnut Grove looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Walnut Grove 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 7%, about 53 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Walnut Grove rent, above 85% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Walnut Grove report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Standing Pine, MS R+21
- Midway, MS R+20
- Sebastopol, MS R+60
- Madden, MS R+66
- High Hill, MS R+52
- Tuscola, MS D+9
- Freeny, MS R+50
- Harperville, MS D+17
- Gill, MS R+11
- Free Trade, MS R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harrisville, MI R+35
- Tekamah, NE R+59
- Webb, AL R+67
- Kirkland, IL R+32
- Pequea, PA R+55
- Park City, KY R+58
- Hammondsport, NY R+20
- Sherwood Forest, GA R+68
- Hudson, IN R+55
- Hawk Point, MO R+62
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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.