Coahoma is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Coahoma typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coahoma, ~50% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coahoma compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coahoma leans more Democratic than 52 of 55 neighbors.
Coahoma runs about 82 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Coahoma is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Coahoma. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+72) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 75 points.
Why Coahoma 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 Coahoma, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Coahoma votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Coahoma runs about 82 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Coahoma have never been married, above 97% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Coahoma, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Coahoma looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Coahoma 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 5%, about 55 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 53% of households in Coahoma rent, compared to around 37% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 46% of adults in Coahoma report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Long Lake, MS D+59
- Jonestown, MS D+59
- Lula, MS R+4
- Friars Point, MS D+67
- Rich, MS D+38
- King and Anderson, MS D+3
- Lyon, MS D+51
- Farrell, MS R+39
- Helena Crossing, AR D+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Trenton, NY R+31
- Chula, MO R+68
- Bippus, IN R+59
- Banner, MS R+81
- North Cleveland, TX R+44
- Millboro, VA R+62
- Red Lick, MS D+68
- Scotland, MD R+12
- Rosati, MO R+61
- Sekiu, WA R+2
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.