Citizens Southwest is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Citizens Southwest typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Citizens Southwest, ~47% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Citizens Southwest compares
Citizens Southwest runs about 100 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Citizens Southwest is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Citizens Southwest. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+84) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+64), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Citizens Southwest leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Citizens Southwest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Citizens Southwest votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Citizens Southwest runs about 100 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Citizens Southwest have never been married, above 83% of neighborhoods.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Citizens Southwest, Jackson, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Citizens Southwest looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 39% of adults in Citizens Southwest report food insecurity, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Citizens Southwest sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Citizens Southwest have completed high school, below 79% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Central Jackson, Jackson, MS D+87
- Greater Belhaven, Jackson, MS D+34
- Queens-Magnolia Terrace, Jackson, MS D+86
- Fondren North Renaissance, Jackson, MS D+32
- Northbrook, Jackson, MS D+85
- Woodlawn Court, Hattiesburg, MS D+54
- College View, Starkville, MS D+4
- Brownsfield-Central, Baton Rouge, LA R+7
- Baker-Zachary Area, Baker, LA D+33
- Greenwell Springs-Central Area, Baton Rouge, LA D+35
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Desert Hills, Cave Creek, AZ R+23
- Delmar Parkway, Aurora, CO D+32
- Widefield, Security-Widefield, CO R+8
- Lanham-Seabrook, Lanham, MD D+67
- Southridge Village, Fontana, CA D+17
- Bixby Area, Long Beach, CA D+37
- Morningside Park, Inglewood, CA D+75
- Kenmore, Akron, OH D+10
- West Side, St. Paul, MN D+46
- Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, GA D+59
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.