Dixon is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Dixon typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dixon, ~12% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dixon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dixon leans more Republican than 44 of 66 neighbors.
Dixon runs about 39 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dixon. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 48 points.
Why Dixon 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 Dixon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Dixon drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Dixon sits in the bottom quarter (about 6%, below 98% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Dixon are family households, above 98% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Dixon, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Dixon looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dixon 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 7%, about 53 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Dixon report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Linwood, MS R+80
- Neshoba, MS R+73
- Dowdville, MS R+46
- McDonald, MS R+75
- Trapp, MS R+9
- High Hill, MS R+52
- Union, MS R+64
- Laurelhill, MS R+47
- Deemer, MS R+68
- Pearl River, MS D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Franklin, MO R+61
- Youngville, TN R+64
- Tivoli, TX R+34
- Diamond, AL R+71
- Fort Bridger, WY R+77
- Gratton, VA R+59
- Fentress, TX R+28
- Floral College, NC R+29
- Sunday Lake, WA R+20
- Bowen, IL R+58
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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.