Booneville is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Booneville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Booneville, ~14% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Booneville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Booneville leans more Republican than 3 of 56 neighbors.
Booneville runs about 31 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Booneville. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 55 points.
Why Booneville 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 Booneville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Booneville drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Booneville, MS sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Booneville looks the way it does
Turnout in Booneville sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Thrasher, MS R+80
- Wheeler, MS R+80
- Osborne Creek, MS R+83
- Rienzi, MS R+79
- Blackland, MS R+84
- Pisgah, MS R+79
- Jumpertown, MS R+81
- Bethany, MS R+54
- Burtons, MS R+84
- Cairo, MS R+83
Cities with Similar Populations
- Holliston, MA D+22
- DeForest, WI D+17
- Fairview, NJ D+4
- Verona, NJ D+15
- Stone Ridge, VA D+23
- Kearney, MO R+33
- Hampton Bays, NY R+6
- Galena, OH R+15
- Burley, ID R+54
- Holden, MA D+12
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.