The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Greater Belhaven. Darker red areas have relatively more Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats compared to other neighborhoods in Jackson, and areas in paler shades are where the vote tends to be split more evenly between parties.
Greater Belhaven tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Greater Belhaven has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Greater Belhaven leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Greater Belhaven, 47.72% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Greater Belhaven women make up 52.73% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for Republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support Democrats. The median age in Greater Belhaven is 28.7, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Greater Belhaven a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Greater Belhaven, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 8% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and Mississippi elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
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