Edinburg leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Edinburg typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edinburg, ~24% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edinburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edinburg leans more Republican than 23 of 65 neighbors.
Politically, Edinburg sits close to the rest of Mississippi.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Edinburg. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+31) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+83), a spread of about 114 points.
Why Edinburg 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 Edinburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Edinburg hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Edinburg, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Edinburg looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Edinburg 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 27% of adults in Edinburg report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hope, MS D+9
- Pearl River, MS D+12
- Remus, MS R+79
- Laurelhill, MS R+47
- Marydell, MS R+83
- Trapp, MS R+9
- Sunrise, MS R+40
- Free Trade, MS R+40
- Renfroe, MS R+63
- Burnside, MS R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nazareth, TX R+74
- Rawley Springs, VA R+64
- Pitsburg, OH R+70
- Strathmoor Village, KY D+49
- Markleton, PA R+71
- Webb Lake, WI R+27
- French Creek, WV R+68
- Peterman, AL D+9
- Poydras, LA R+42
- Leipers Fork, TN R+49
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.