Coila leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Coila typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coila, ~29% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coila compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coila leans more Republican than 27 of 42 neighbors.
Coila runs about 4 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Coila. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+20) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+69), a spread of about 88 points.
Why Coila 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 Coila, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Coila hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Coila sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 80% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Coila are family households, above 77% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Coila, MS sits in the bottom quarter 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 Coila looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Coila own their home, about 14 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Coila sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wiltshire, MS D+19
- Sidon, MS D+4
- Carrollton, MS R+62
- Poplar Springs, MS D+17
- North Carrollton, MS R+39
- Cruger, MS D+50
- Rising Sun, MS D+66
- Greenwood, MS D+51
- Gravel Hill, MS D+35
- Mc Carley, MS R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vera, OK R+65
- Cassadaga, NY R+31
- Rubyville, OH R+59
- New Hartford, IA R+40
- Bloomington Springs, TN R+64
- Streetman, TX R+72
- Saddlestring, WY R+63
- Malin, OR R+55
- McKenzie, AL R+65
- Mill Creek, WV R+66
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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.