Como, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Como

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

Como leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.

 

About 61% of adults in Como typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Como, ~40% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Como compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Como leans more Democratic than 44 of 51 neighbors.

Como runs about 54 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Como is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Como. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+64) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+49), a spread of about 113 points.

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

Como votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Como runs about 54 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Como have never been married, above 80% of cities.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Como, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Como looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Como 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 43% of households in Como rent, compared to around 22% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 45% of adults in Como report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.