Falcon leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Falcon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Falcon, ~51% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Falcon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Falcon leans more Democratic than 37 of 56 neighbors.
Falcon runs about 55 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Falcon is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Falcon. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+39) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Falcon 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 Falcon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 74% of residents in Falcon are Black or African American, about 38 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. Falcon runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Falcon, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Falcon looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Falcon sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Darling, MS D+39
- Sledge, MS D+73
- Marks, MS D+46
- Sabino, MS D+36
- Locke Station, MS R+11
- Tibbs, MS D+35
- Curtis Station, MS D+46
- Belen, MS D+31
- Bobo, MS Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tuggleville, KY R+80
- Taberville, MO R+69
- Kaseville, PA R+33
- Arlington Beach, SD R+51
- Ivydell, TN R+73
- Dillman, IN R+69
- Rokeby Lock, OH R+61
- Vallonia Springs, NY R+40
- Woodstock, NH Even
- Echo Lake, CA D+7
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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.