Benndale is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Benndale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Benndale, ~11% vote Democratic, ~74% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Benndale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Benndale leans more Republican than 19 of 28 neighbors.
Benndale runs about 50 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Benndale. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+67), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Benndale 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 Benndale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Benndale live in densely developed areas, about 11 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Benndale, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Benndale looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Benndale own their home, about 16 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Benndale sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Leaf, MS R+61
- McLain, MS R+47
- Little Creek, MS R+46
- Wingate, MS R+70
- Beaumont, MS R+33
- Whites Crossing, MS R+80
- Merrill, MS R+61
- New Augusta, MS R+47
- Brooklyn, MS R+76
- Mahned, MS R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zurich, MT R+66
- Odessadale, GA R+24
- Lamont, KS R+63
- Sykeston, ND R+62
- Nobe, WV R+68
- Mount Judea, AR R+74
- Roberts Corner, NY R+23
- Vests, NC R+58
- Everetts Crossroads, NC R+62
- Sopris, CO R+28
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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.