Ethel leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Ethel typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ethel, ~21% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ethel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ethel leans more Republican than 20 of 39 neighbors.
Ethel runs about 11 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ethel. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Ethel 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 Ethel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Ethel are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Ethel, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ethel looks the way it does
Turnout in Ethel sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kosciusko, MS D+8
- Smyrna, MS R+35
- Patterson, MS R+54
- Mc Adams, MS R+37
- McCool, MS R+37
- Rural Hill, MS R+40
- Williamsville, MS R+52
- Zama, MS R+53
- Carmack, MS R+78
- French Camp, MS R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Faulkner, MD R+37
- Onley, VA R+20
- Harwick, PA R+18
- Savoy, TX R+72
- Dumas, MS R+89
- Dennis, MS R+81
- La Harpe, IL R+57
- Carlsbad, TX R+76
- Athena, OR R+60
- Broaddus, TX R+80
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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.