College Hill leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 71% of adults in College Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in College Hill, ~31% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How College Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, College Hill leans more Republican than 8 of 43 neighbors.
College Hill runs about 9 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within College Hill. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+21) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+45), a spread of about 66 points.
Why College Hill 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 College Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in College Hill drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; College Hill, 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 College Hill looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in College Hill have completed high school, about 11 points above the Mississippi average of 85%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- University, MS D+11
- Oxford, MS R+12
- Abbeville, MS R+14
- Tula, MS R+4
- Harmontown, MS R+71
- Lafayette Springs, MS R+46
- Taylor, MS R+25
- Burgess, MS R+51
- Yocona, MS R+60
- Waterford, MS R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Weber City, VA R+65
- Dellslow, WV R+24
- White Swan, WA D+18
- Long Creek, IL R+45
- Atoka, NM R+68
- Goodspring, TN R+71
- Merrifield, MN R+32
- Keasbey, NJ D+3
- Virgilina, VA R+53
- West Swanzey, NH R+11
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.