Buckatunna leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Buckatunna typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Buckatunna, ~33% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Buckatunna compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Buckatunna leans more Republican than 7 of 32 neighbors.
Buckatunna runs about 9 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Buckatunna. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+71), a spread of about 74 points.
Why Buckatunna 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 Buckatunna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 2% of adults in Buckatunna hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Mississippi average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Buckatunna drive to work alone, above 83% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Buckatunna, MS sits in the bottom quarter 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 Buckatunna looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Buckatunna own their home, about 14 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Buckatunna sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chicora, MS R+48
- Eret, MS R+5
- Copeland, AL R+75
- Winchester, MS R+19
- Denham, MS R+9
- State Line, MS R+15
- Healing Springs, AL R+72
- Millry, AL R+63
- Yellow Pine, AL R+68
- Clara, MS R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mountain, WI R+34
- Fairlee, VT D+21
- Edmeston, NY R+41
- Laurel, NE R+59
- Mifflinville, PA R+35
- Chesterfield, NH D+3
- Crosby, ND R+56
- Burt, NY R+38
- Winchester, WA R+53
- Wallowa, OR R+41
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.