Dedeaux is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Dedeaux typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dedeaux, ~6% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dedeaux compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dedeaux leans more Republican than 31 of 33 neighbors.
Dedeaux runs about 59 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dedeaux. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+88) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+76), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Dedeaux 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 Dedeaux, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Dedeaux hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Mississippi average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Dedeaux are family households, above 79% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Dedeaux, 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 Dedeaux looks the way it does
Turnout in Dedeaux sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fenton, MS R+71
- Kiln, MS R+76
- Crane Creek, MS R+81
- Necaise, MS R+84
- Diamondhead, MS R+46
- Pass Christian, MS R+42
- Wortham, MS R+60
- Saucier, MS R+68
- Bay St. Louis, MS R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Inyokern, CA R+40
- Bear Lake, MI R+21
- Depoy, KY R+60
- Harleyville, SC R+16
- Mauriceville, TX R+81
- Lynn, IN R+60
- Doerun, GA R+57
- Waitsfield, VT D+29
- Selmont-West Selmont, AL D+78
- South Wales, NY R+31
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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.