Coahoma County, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Coahoma County

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

Coahoma County is a Democratic stronghold. About 75% of voters here vote Democratic and 25% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Coahoma County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coahoma County, ~45% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Coahoma County compares

Among counties within 50 miles, Coahoma County is the most Democratic-leaning.

Coahoma County runs about 74 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Coahoma County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by city within Coahoma County. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+64) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 67 points.

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

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Coahoma County is about 19%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Coahoma County have never been married, in the top fraction of counties. Coahoma County 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; Coahoma County, 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 Coahoma County looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Coahoma County 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 47% of households in Coahoma County rent, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Coahoma County report food insecurity, in the top fraction of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.