Durant is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Durant typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Durant, ~61% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Durant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Durant leans more Democratic than 39 of 40 neighbors.
Durant runs about 90 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Durant is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Durant. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+79) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+40), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Durant 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 Durant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Durant is about 12%, about 61 points below the U.S. average of 72%. Durant runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Durant, 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 Durant looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Durant sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Boyette, MS D+6
- Owens Wells, MS D+60
- Sallis, MS Even
- West, MS D+15
- Goodman, MS D+52
- Possumneck, MS R+77
- Newport, MS R+6
- Poplar Springs, MS D+17
- Lexington, MS D+58
- Joseph, MS Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sesser, IL R+53
- Salters, SC D+41
- Lisbon, ND R+42
- Whiteford, MD R+49
- Boswell, PA R+53
- Vinton, TX D+3
- Airville, PA R+58
- Bronston, KY R+65
- Salem, WV R+59
- Saltsburg, PA R+46
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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.