Claiborne County is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Claiborne County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Claiborne County, ~50% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Claiborne County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Claiborne County leans more Democratic than 10 of 11 neighbors.
Claiborne County runs about 84 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Claiborne County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Claiborne County. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+80) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+6), a spread of about 73 points.
Why Claiborne County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Claiborne County, 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 86% of residents in Claiborne County are Black or African American, about 49 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Claiborne County have never been married, in the top fraction of counties. Claiborne County runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Claiborne County, MS sits in the bottom tenth 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 Claiborne County looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Claiborne County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Jefferson County, MS D+63
- Tensas Parish, LA R+4
- Warren County, MS D+6
- Franklin County, MS R+35
- Copiah County, MS D+6
- Madison Parish, LA D+6
- Adams County, MS D+17
- Lincoln County, MS R+37
- Concordia Parish, LA R+24
- Franklin Parish, LA R+38
Counties with Similar Populations
- Seminole County, GA R+30
- McLean County, KY R+58
- Montmorency County, MI R+42
- Pratt County, KS R+53
- Davis County, IA R+59
- Stephens County, TX R+68
- Jones County, NC R+24
- Hancock County, KY R+52
- Forest County, WI R+33
- Terrell County, GA D+18
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.