Ellard is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Ellard typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ellard, ~11% vote Democratic, ~77% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ellard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ellard leans more Republican than 41 of 48 neighbors.
Ellard runs about 52 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Ellard 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 Ellard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Ellard live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ellard, MS sits in the bottom tenth 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 Ellard looks the way it does
Turnout in Ellard sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Bruce, MS R+35
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- Banner, MS R+81
- Pittsboro, MS R+36
- Sarepta, MS R+82
- Robbs, MS R+76
- Tyson, MS R+42
- Paris, MS R+70
- Big Creek, MS R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Coatsburg, IL R+69
- Indore, WV R+66
- Fort Barnwell, NC R+24
- Indian Village, IN R+42
- Callery, PA R+30
- Angora, MN R+25
- Heberlig, PA R+61
- Marshview, PA R+62
- West Side, OR R+70
- Santa Claus, GA 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.