Walthall is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Walthall typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walthall, ~10% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walthall compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Walthall leans more Republican than 38 of 44 neighbors.
Walthall runs about 50 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Walthall. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+89) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Walthall 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 Walthall, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Walthall live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Walthall, 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 Walthall looks the way it does
Turnout in Walthall sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Fame, MS R+87
- Mathiston, MS R+71
- Grady, MS R+80
- Slate Springs, MS R+70
- Hohenlinden, MS R+68
- Maben, MS R+49
- Sherwood, MS R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion, PA R+38
- Free Trade, MS R+40
- San Ysidro, NM D+35
- Daykin, NE R+64
- Stony Brook University, NY D+35
- Shambaugh, IA R+56
- Nasonville, WI R+38
- Greenstreet, MO R+63
- Snydertown, PA R+47
- Fort Laramie, WY 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.