Canton, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Canton

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Canton leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.

 

About 56% of adults in Canton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Canton, ~42% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Canton compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Canton leans more Democratic than 43 of 44 neighbors.

Canton runs about 70 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Canton is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Canton. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+81) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+2), a spread of about 79 points.

Why Canton 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 Canton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Canton is about 27%, about 46 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 44% of adults in Canton have never been married, above 96% of cities. Canton runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Canton, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Canton looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Canton 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 9%, about 51 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 45% of households in Canton rent, compared to around 18% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in Canton report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.