Dorsey is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Dorsey typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dorsey, ~6% vote Democratic, ~76% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dorsey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dorsey leans more Republican than 38 of 55 neighbors.
Dorsey runs about 60 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Dorsey 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 Dorsey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Dorsey drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Dorsey are family households, above 98% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Dorsey, 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 Dorsey looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Dorsey own their home, about 15 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fulton, MS R+66
- Van Buren, MS R+84
- Clay, MS R+82
- Tilden, MS R+80
- Mantachie, MS R+85
- New Salem, MS R+79
- Tremont, MS R+86
- Mooreville, MS R+76
- Carolina, MS R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mosby, MT R+71
- Newlin, TX R+67
- Waldrip, TX R+79
- North Riverside, SD R+74
- Christina, MT R+60
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.