Cayuga leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Cayuga typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cayuga, ~38% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cayuga compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cayuga leans more Democratic than 32 of 43 neighbors.
Cayuga runs about 46 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Cayuga is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cayuga. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+28) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Cayuga 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 Cayuga, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 75% of residents in Cayuga are Black or African American, about 39 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 44% of adults in Cayuga have never been married, above 96% of cities. Cayuga 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; Cayuga, 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 Cayuga looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cayuga 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 8%, about 52 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Cayuga report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hubbard, MS D+21
- Reedtown, MS D+40
- Newman, MS R+9
- Utica, MS D+17
- Rocky Springs, MS Even
- Morning Star, MS D+19
- Carmichael, MS D+24
- Learned, MS R+44
- Jeff Davis, MS R+37
- Jack, MS D+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Park View, WV R+60
- York, IN R+45
- Alta, UT D+55
- Highland Park, WV R+51
- Norwood Hollow, NC R+39
- Big Springs, WV R+69
- Hightogy, AL R+87
- Payne, GA D+70
- Lake Margrethe, MI R+35
- Pekin Heights, IL R+49
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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.