Burnside is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Burnside typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burnside, ~15% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burnside compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Burnside leans more Republican than 42 of 63 neighbors.
Burnside runs about 35 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Burnside. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+14) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+83), a spread of about 98 points.
Why Burnside 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 Burnside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Burnside drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Burnside sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 86% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Burnside, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Burnside looks the way it does
Turnout in Burnside sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Longino, MS R+79
- Stallo, MS R+6
- Plattsburgh, MS R+47
- Philadelphia, MS R+15
- Spring Creek, MS R+74
- Pearl River, MS D+12
- Hope, MS D+9
- Trapp, MS R+9
- Remus, MS R+79
- North Bend, MS R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Verona, OH R+65
- Luna, LA R+93
- Ballsville, VA R+52
- Bailey, TX R+74
- Mount Gallagher, SC R+63
- Custer Addition, WV R+46
- Runville, PA R+56
- West Topsham, VT R+17
- Orlando, OK R+62
- Ferryville, WI R+27
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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.