Becker is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Becker typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Becker, ~6% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Becker compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Becker leans more Republican than 37 of 46 neighbors.
Becker runs about 59 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Becker 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 Becker, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Becker drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Becker sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 82% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Becker are family households, above 78% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Becker, MS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Becker looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 99% of households in Becker own their home, about 22 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Athens, MS R+76
- Aberdeen, MS D+18
- Amory, MS R+50
- Wren, MS R+52
- Hatley, MS R+80
- Quincy, MS R+84
- East Aberdeen, MS R+33
- Lackey, MS R+79
- Bigbee, MS R+85
- New Wren, MS R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Winton, AL R+78
- Milnesand, NM R+77
- Jerome, FL R+55
- Shellmound, MS R+36
- Ridgewood, PA R+9
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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.