Brownsville leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Brownsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brownsville, ~34% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brownsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brownsville leans more Republican than 12 of 46 neighbors.
Brownsville runs about 16 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brownsville. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+37), a spread of about 45 points.
Why Brownsville 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 Brownsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Brownsville drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Brownsville, MS sits below the national average 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 Brownsville looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Brownsville sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nevada, MS R+39
- Bolton, MS D+17
- Flora, MS R+18
- Clinton, MS D+6
- Little Yazoo, MS R+23
- Phoenix, MS R+65
- Mechanicsburg, MS R+66
- Edwards, MS D+41
- Forest Hill, MS D+36
- Newmans Grove, MS R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alfred Station, NY R+19
- Tresckow, PA R+44
- Braceville, IL R+31
- Vandiver, AL R+75
- Burlington Flats, NY R+41
- Assaria, KS R+62
- Maplehurst, MI R+30
- Clintonville, PA R+56
- Crowell, TX R+69
- Alpha, VA R+20
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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.