Bexley is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Bexley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bexley, ~8% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bexley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bexley leans more Republican than 9 of 24 neighbors.
Bexley runs about 49 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bexley. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Bexley 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 Bexley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Bexley hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Mississippi average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Bexley are family households, above 77% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bexley, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Bexley looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bexley 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
- Merrill, MS R+61
- Lucedale, MS R+78
- Leaf, MS R+61
- McLain, MS R+47
- Vernal, MS R+78
- Shipman, MS R+87
- Movella, MS R+87
- Benndale, MS R+73
- Leakesville, MS R+38
- Latonia, MS R+89
Cities with Similar Populations
- McGrath, MN R+44
- Cornwall, MO R+71
- Board Valley, TN R+64
- Bainville, MT R+65
- Owasco, NY R+9
- Perdue, MS R+82
- Lanesboro, PA R+50
- Montserrat, MO R+49
- Rocky Butte, WA R+32
- South Williamson, KY R+62
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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.