Cedars leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Cedars typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cedars, ~52% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cedars compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cedars leans more Democratic than 34 of 38 neighbors.
Cedars runs about 59 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Cedars is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Cedars 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 Cedars, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Cedars is about 22%, about 51 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Cedars have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Cedars runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Cedars, MS sits in the top 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 Cedars looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cedars 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Le Tourneau, MS R+50
- Mound, LA R+73
- Yokena, MS R+40
- Newmans, MS R+52
- Newman, MS R+9
- Thomastown, LA R+74
- Redwood, MS R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion, LA R+90
- Nigton, TX R+43
- Maxine, WV R+64
- Green Corners, NY R+19
- Cherrystone, VA D+6
- Las Tusas, NM D+17
- Laurel, NC R+33
- Moriah, NC R+44
- Keene, NE R+63
- Bonanza Grove, MN R+50
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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.