Waterford leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Waterford typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waterford, ~22% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Waterford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Waterford leans more Republican than 24 of 45 neighbors.
Waterford runs about 10 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Waterford. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+72), a spread of about 87 points.
Why Waterford 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 Waterford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Waterford live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Waterford sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 85% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Waterford are family households, above 78% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Waterford, 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 Waterford looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Waterford own their home, about 14 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Waterford sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Abbeville, MS R+14
- Potts Camp, MS R+53
- Lake Center, MS R+31
- Harmontown, MS R+71
- Wyatte, MS R+13
- Marianna, MS R+6
- College Hill, MS R+14
- Tyro, MS R+19
- Winborn, MS R+76
- Cornersville, MS R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hooper Hill, NC D+3
- Dellville, PA R+51
- Duboistown, PA R+35
- Smithville, GA R+24
- Milroy, IN R+62
- Green Bay, VA R+19
- Sumterville, FL R+61
- Bergman, AR R+68
- Center Ridge, AR R+62
- Chama, NM Even
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.