Greenwood, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Greenwood

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Greenwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.

 

About 61% of adults in Greenwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greenwood, ~46% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Greenwood compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Greenwood leans more Democratic than 37 of 45 neighbors.

Greenwood runs about 74 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Greenwood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Greenwood. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+90) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+41), a spread of about 131 points.

Why Greenwood 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 Greenwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Greenwood is about 23%, about 49 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 45% of adults in Greenwood have never been married, above 96% of cities. Greenwood runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Greenwood, MS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Greenwood looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Greenwood 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 7%, about 53 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 45% of households in Greenwood rent, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Greenwood report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.