Benoit leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Benoit typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Benoit, ~28% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Benoit compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Benoit leans more Democratic than 42 of 59 neighbors.
Benoit runs about 52 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Benoit is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Benoit. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+37) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+34), a spread of about 71 points.
Why Benoit 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 Benoit, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 54% of residents in Benoit are Black or African American, about 17 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Benoit have never been married, above 95% of cities. Benoit runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Benoit, MS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Benoit looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Benoit is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 5%, about 55 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Benoit report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Benoit sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bolivar, MS D+10
- Scott, MS R+21
- Grapeland, MS D+34
- Longshot, MS R+22
- Priscilla, MS D+19
- Beulah, MS D+47
- Arkansas City, AR R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lincoln, MN R+47
- Happy Jack, AZ R+39
- Votaw, TX R+89
- The Landing, MO R+62
- McNairy, TN R+77
- Elsinore, KY R+41
- Yeager, OK R+65
- Nelsonville, WI R+19
- Dale, OH R+57
- Homeacre, PA R+44
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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.