Cruger leans heavily Democratic by roughly 50 points: about 75% of voters vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Cruger typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cruger, ~53% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cruger compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cruger leans more Democratic than 33 of 48 neighbors.
Cruger runs about 73 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Cruger is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cruger. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+62) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+64), a spread of about 125 points.
Why Cruger 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 Cruger, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 86% of residents in Cruger are Black or African American, about 49 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Cruger have never been married, above 93% of cities. Cruger runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Cruger, MS sits in the bottom tenth 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 Cruger looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Cruger sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sidon, MS D+4
- Phillipstown, MS D+48
- Gwin, MS D+66
- Tchula, MS D+77
- Oak Grove, MS R+57
- Coila, MS R+19
- Morgan City, MS D+12
- Emory, MS D+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lake Pines, DE R+51
- Odell, NE R+59
- Stephensport, KY R+62
- Steamburg, NY Even
- Millgrove, MI R+35
- Huntington, OR R+59
- Heilwood, PA R+60
- Opine, AL R+88
- Rice Hill, OR R+44
- Round Prairie, MN R+63
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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.