Falkner is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Falkner typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Falkner, ~12% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Falkner compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Falkner leans more Republican than 16 of 45 neighbors.
Falkner runs about 42 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Falkner. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 54 points.
Why Falkner 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 Falkner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Falkner are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Falkner, 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 Falkner looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Falkner is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 8%, about 52 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tiplersville, MS R+69
- Ripley, MS R+48
- Gravestown, MS R+70
- Walnut, MS R+82
- Chalybeate, MS R+84
- Canaan, MS R+3
- Mitchell, MS R+86
- Ashland, MS R+55
- Blue Mountain, MS R+46
- Rogers Spring, TN R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elephant Butte, NM R+42
- Roseburg, MI R+54
- Warm Springs, GA R+34
- Sellers, SC R+7
- Geronimo, OK R+56
- Creston, MT R+41
- Ellsworth, MI R+26
- Bloomville, OH R+56
- Wellston, MO D+83
- Conway Springs, KS R+57
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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.