Gum Springs, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Gum Springs

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

Gum Springs is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.

 

About 51% of adults in Gum Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gum Springs, ~25% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Gum Springs compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Gum Springs sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 9 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 45 leaning the other way.

Gum Springs runs about 23 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gum Springs. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+25), a spread of about 40 points.

Why Gum Springs leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Gum Springs. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Gum Springs, MS sits in the bottom 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 Gum Springs looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gum Springs 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 5%, about 55 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 40% of adults in Gum Springs report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Gum Springs have completed high school, below 93% 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.