Ellisville is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Ellisville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ellisville, ~17% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ellisville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ellisville leans more Republican than 16 of 39 neighbors.
Ellisville runs about 28 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ellisville. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+92) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 76 points.
Why Ellisville 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 Ellisville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ellisville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, modestly above the Mississippi average of 15%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Local retail density and voter turnout
Places with dense local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ellisville, MS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Nearby retail does not change how people vote; it reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Ellisville looks the way it does
Turnout in Ellisville sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pendorff, MS R+60
- Johnson, MS R+81
- Pecan Grove, MS R+81
- Moselle, MS R+74
- Laurel, MS R+12
- Oak Bowery, MS R+85
- Soso, MS R+51
- Rainey, MS R+79
- Eastabuchie, MS R+67
- Ovett, MS R+89
Cities with Similar Populations
- Green River, WY R+50
- Augusta, KS R+42
- Manchester, MD R+36
- Chipley, FL R+60
- Isanti, MN R+31
- Marengo, IL R+23
- Flanders, NJ R+6
- Platte City, MO R+19
- North Merrick, NY R+19
- Glendale, WI D+47
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.