Benton leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Benton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Benton, ~27% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Benton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Benton leans more Republican than 40 of 48 neighbors.
Benton runs about 14 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Benton. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 71 points.
Why Benton 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 Benton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Benton live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Benton, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Benton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Benton 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 8%, about 52 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nod, MS R+18
- Tinsley, MS R+64
- Eden, MS R+51
- Yazoo City, MS D+46
- Berryville, MS R+19
- Coxburg, MS R+20
- Vaughan, MS R+16
- Scotland Fork, MS R+20
- Dover, MS R+28
- Valley, MS R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mapleton, ME R+32
- Bovey, MN R+28
- Boyceville, WI R+37
- Burns Flat, OK R+68
- McBean, GA R+33
- Krebs, OK R+55
- East Dennis, MA D+12
- Downs, IL R+32
- Leeds, MA D+68
- Rice, VA R+12
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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.