Gill leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Gill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gill, ~27% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gill leans more Republican than 24 of 66 neighbors.
Gill runs about 12 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gill. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+41) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+32), a spread of about 73 points.
Why Gill 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 Gill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Gill are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Gill sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 76% of cities).
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Gill, MS does.
Why turnout in Gill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gill 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%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 28% of households in Gill rent, above 81% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Gill report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Midway, MS R+20
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- Standing Pine, MS R+21
- Piggtown, MS R+42
- McAfee, MS R+32
- Carthage, MS R+5
- Walnut Grove, MS R+3
- Redwater, MS D+20
- Free Trade, MS R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
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- New Laguna, NM D+46
- Bode, IA R+55
- Mc Andrews, KY R+70
- Quandahl, IA R+16
- Cassell, OH R+58
- West Rosendale, WI R+41
- Limerick, NY R+24
- Bagwell, TX R+79
- Rest Haven, GA Even
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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.