Brookhaven leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Brookhaven typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brookhaven, ~28% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brookhaven compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brookhaven leans more Republican than 10 of 42 neighbors.
Brookhaven runs about 8 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brookhaven. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+66) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+71), a spread of about 138 points.
Why Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Brookhaven drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Brookhaven, MS sits in the top 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 Brookhaven looks the way it does
Turnout in Brookhaven sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Zetus, MS R+73
- Vaughn, MS R+68
- New Sight, MS R+45
- Fair Oak Springs, MS R+58
- Cobbs, MS R+76
- Bogue Chitto, MS R+63
- West Lincoln, MS R+74
- Wesson, MS R+47
- Beauregard, MS R+52
- East Lincoln, MS R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Circleville, OH R+34
- Sandy, OR R+14
- Havelock, NC R+17
- Erlanger, KY R+14
- Santa Rosa Beach, FL R+45
- Santa Fe Springs, CA D+25
- Athens, TX R+40
- Oxford, NC D+10
- Walpole, MA D+16
- Gaston, SC R+33
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.