Boyette leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Boyette typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boyette, ~37% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boyette compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Boyette leans more Democratic than 19 of 43 neighbors.
Boyette runs about 29 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Boyette is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Boyette. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+40) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 48 points.
Why Boyette 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 Boyette, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Boyette votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Boyette runs about 29 points more Democratic.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Boyette, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Boyette looks the way it does
Turnout in Boyette sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Durant, MS D+67
- Sallis, MS Even
- Newport, MS R+6
- Goodman, MS D+52
- Joseph, MS Even
- Zemuly, MS R+3
- Possumneck, MS R+77
- Owens Wells, MS D+60
- Mc Adams, MS R+37
- West, MS D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pershing, IN R+57
- Quinneville, NY R+39
- Klaber, WA R+43
- Griffin, ND R+67
- Folsom, WV R+68
- Boys Town, NE R+5
- Ranchita, CA R+25
- Pelham, TX R+67
- Harmony, AR R+63
- Moriah Center, NY R+24
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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.