Flowerdale is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Flowerdale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flowerdale, ~14% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Flowerdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Flowerdale leans more Republican than 21 of 63 neighbors.
Flowerdale runs about 40 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Flowerdale 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 Flowerdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Flowerdale drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Flowerdale, MS does.
Why turnout in Flowerdale looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Flowerdale have completed high school, about 11 points above the Mississippi average of 85%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Flowerdale sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Saltillo, MS R+59
- Belden, MS R+37
- Tupelo, MS R+9
- Jug Fork, MS R+69
- Sherman, MS R+68
- Chesterville, MS R+34
- Furrs, MS R+15
- Guntown, MS R+67
- Endville, MS R+67
- Verona, MS D+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Erwins, NY R+34
- Zalma, MO R+72
- Brian Head, UT R+57
- Pearson, AL R+74
- Kerr, MO R+61
- Halsell, AL D+34
- Home, KS R+62
- East Leon, NY R+55
- Woodstock, TN R+45
- Floyd, AR R+70
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.