Belzoni is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Belzoni typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belzoni, ~7% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belzoni compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Belzoni leans more Republican than 36 of 42 neighbors.
Belzoni runs about 31 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Belzoni 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 Belzoni, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Belzoni live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Belzoni are family households, above 84% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Belzoni, OK sits in the bottom quarter 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 Belzoni looks the way it does
Turnout in Belzoni sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Ethel, OK R+72
- Messer, OK R+72
- Speer, OK R+68
- Big Rocks, OK R+71
- Oleta, OK R+80
- Darwin, OK R+64
- Antlers, OK R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- La Ward, TX R+77
- Sabin, WI R+28
- Harper, IL R+48
- Fosterville, NY R+33
- Perks, IL R+59
- Scotch Ridge, OH R+40
- Kinloch, MO D+77
- Lutie, OK R+70
- Lykins, KY R+70
- Windsor Place, MO R+62
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oklahoma State Election Board, 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.