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

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

Clarksdale is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Clarksdale typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clarksdale, ~47% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Clarksdale compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Clarksdale leans more Democratic than 43 of 52 neighbors.

Clarksdale runs about 80 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Clarksdale is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clarksdale. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+89) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+24), a spread of about 65 points.

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

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Clarksdale is about 17%, about 55 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Clarksdale have never been married, above 98% of cities. Clarksdale runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Clarksdale, MS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Clarksdale looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Clarksdale 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 7%, about 53 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 50% of households in Clarksdale rent, compared to around 29% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Clarksdale 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.