Evansville leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Evansville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Evansville, ~14% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Evansville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Evansville leans more Republican than 35 of 54 neighbors.
Evansville runs about 25 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Evansville. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+33) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+76), a spread of about 109 points.
Why Evansville 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 Evansville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Evansville drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Evansville sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 81% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Evansville are family households, above 94% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Evansville, 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 Evansville looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 12% of homes in Evansville have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Evansville sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Senatobia, MS R+14
- Cub Lake, MS R+34
- Strayhorn, MS R+83
- Cottonville, MS R+35
- Hernando, MS R+55
- Savage, MS R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lauderdale, WI R+27
- Yznaga, TX R+19
- Fairview, MS R+3
- Oldtown, IL R+65
- Nimrod, AR R+67
- Marie, AR R+77
- Eustis, ME R+28
- Purdy, WI R+10
- Lynn, NC R+23
- Stambaugh, MI R+22
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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.