Brooksville is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Brooksville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brooksville, ~58% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brooksville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brooksville leans more Democratic than 31 of 36 neighbors.
Brooksville runs about 77 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Brooksville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brooksville. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+62) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 45 points.
Why Brooksville 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 Brooksville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Brooksville is about 27%, about 45 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in Brooksville have never been married, above 88% of cities. Brooksville runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Brooksville, MS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Brooksville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Brooksville 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 7%, about 53 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Deerbrook, MS D+8
- Trinity, MS D+45
- Crawford, MS D+48
- Lynn Creek, MS D+22
- Macon, MS D+62
- Cliftonville, MS D+60
- McLeod, MS D+28
- Prairie Point, MS D+60
- Penns, MS D+50
- Bigbee Valley, MS D+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Austinville, VA R+68
- Dollar Bay, MI Even
- Bird Island, MN R+57
- Silk Hope, NC R+23
- Luna Pier, MI R+17
- Villa, OH R+35
- George, IA R+61
- Jack, AL R+84
- Susquehanna, PA R+50
- Nectar, AL R+84
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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.