Fair Oak Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Fair Oak Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fair Oak Springs, ~14% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fair Oak Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fair Oak Springs leans more Republican than 24 of 43 neighbors.
Fair Oak Springs runs about 35 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fair Oak Springs. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Fair Oak Springs leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Fair Oak Springs. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Fair Oak Springs, 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 Fair Oak Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Fair Oak Springs sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fair River, MS R+62
- Brookhaven, MS R+15
- East Lincoln, MS R+80
- Sontag, MS R+3
- Wesson, MS R+47
- Zetus, MS R+73
- New Sight, MS R+45
- Beauregard, MS R+52
- Monticello, MS R+35
- Bogue Chitto, MS R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lacomb, OR R+49
- Scottsville, AR R+69
- Philippi, TN R+57
- Florence, IL R+38
- Pickering, MO R+60
- Foreston, SC D+14
- Scotland, FL R+24
- Grassy Lick, KY R+60
- Harlem, FL R+52
- Schulter, OK R+68
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.