Bentonia leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Bentonia typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bentonia, ~20% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bentonia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bentonia leans more Republican than 31 of 40 neighbors.
Bentonia runs about 17 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bentonia. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Bentonia 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 Bentonia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Bentonia live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Bentonia are family households, above 81% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Bentonia, 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 Bentonia looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Bentonia sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Little Yazoo, MS R+23
- Dover, MS R+28
- Oil City, MS R+51
- Valley, MS R+44
- Tinsley, MS R+64
- Mechanicsburg, MS R+66
- Scotland Fork, MS R+20
- Nod, MS R+18
- Flora, MS R+18
- Nevada, MS R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Irwindale, CA D+24
- Gold, TX R+59
- Polk, PA R+50
- Paullina, IA R+58
- Laurens, IA R+47
- Bryant, IN R+71
- Bradley, ME R+34
- South Henderson, NC R+6
- Sturgis, MS R+49
- Mason, WV R+53
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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.