Amite County leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Amite County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Amite County, ~26% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Amite County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Amite County leans more Republican than 7 of 13 neighbors.
Amite County runs about 6 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Amite County. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+35) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+73), a spread of about 108 points.
Why Amite County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Amite County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Amite County hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Mississippi average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Amite County, 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 Amite County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 83% of households in Amite County own their home, about 7 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Amite County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Franklin County, MS R+35
- Pike County, MS D+8
- Wilkinson County, MS D+38
- St. Helena Parish, LA D+7
- East Feliciana Parish, LA R+24
- Lincoln County, MS R+37
- Jefferson County, MS D+63
- Walthall County, MS R+26
- Adams County, MS D+17
- West Feliciana Parish, LA R+48
Counties with Similar Populations
- Tallahatchie County, MS D+20
- Bath County, KY R+61
- Meigs County, TN R+72
- Choctaw County, AL R+22
- Howard County, AR R+33
- Caldwell County, KY R+56
- Vinton County, OH R+58
- Madison County, MO R+63
- Chippewa County, MN R+36
- Bleckley County, GA R+42
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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.