Flowood leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Flowood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flowood, ~23% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Flowood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Flowood leans more Republican than 21 of 46 neighbors.
Flowood runs about 12 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Flowood. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Flowood 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 Flowood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Flowood votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 49%, far above the Mississippi average of 15%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Flowood, MS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Flowood looks the way it does
Turnout in Flowood sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brandon, MS R+44
- Pearl, MS R+22
- Ridgeland, MS D+11
- Whitfield, MS R+42
- Jackson, MS D+8
- Rankin, MS R+56
- Sherwood Forest, MS R+55
- Richland, MS R+42
- Robinhood, MS R+79
- Gulde, MS R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Attalla, AL R+65
- Williston, VT D+22
- Edgerton, WI R+8
- Timberlake, VA R+30
- Chadds Ford, PA D+9
- Milton, PA R+37
- Olney, IL R+43
- Chestnut Ridge, NY R+31
- Saylorsburg, PA R+27
- Hartsville, TN R+59
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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.