Cobbs is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Cobbs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cobbs, ~8% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cobbs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cobbs leans more Republican than 34 of 37 neighbors.
Cobbs runs about 53 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Cobbs 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 Cobbs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 90% of households in Cobbs are family households, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cobbs, 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 Cobbs looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Cobbs own their home, about 23 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Quentin, MS R+75
- Bogue Chitto, MS R+63
- McCall Creek, MS R+74
- New Sight, MS R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agnes, MO R+71
- Hyattville, WY R+76
- Ironton, IN R+67
- Izagora, FL R+43
- Studa, PA R+49
- Sumner, MO R+70
- Bowersville, PA R+70
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- Catalpa, AL R+59
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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.