Crystal Springs leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Crystal Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crystal Springs, ~39% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crystal Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crystal Springs leans more Democratic than 38 of 48 neighbors.
Crystal Springs runs about 39 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Crystal Springs is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Crystal Springs. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+47) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 57 points.
Why Crystal Springs 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 Crystal Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Crystal Springs is about 35%, about 37 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in Crystal Springs have never been married, above 91% of cities. Crystal Springs runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Crystal Springs, MS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Crystal Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Crystal Springs 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 9%, about 51 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gallman, MS D+3
- Gatesville, MS R+41
- Hopewell, MS R+7
- Thompsonville, MS R+14
- Shady Grove, MS Even
- Rosemary, MS D+14
- Hazlehurst, MS D+36
- Terry, MS R+4
- Georgetown, MS R+8
- Chapel Hill, MS R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Munford, TN R+60
- Brownfield, TX R+46
- Haleiwa, HI D+7
- Sallisaw, OK R+51
- Claremont, NC R+52
- Amory, MS R+50
- Paris, IL R+44
- Asbury Lake, FL R+48
- Fort Pierce South, FL R+7
- Hillsdale, NJ R+4
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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.