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

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

Jackson leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.

 

About 65% of adults in the Jackson area typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in the Jackson area, ~35% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Jackson compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Jackson leans more Democratic than 38 of 47 neighbors.

Jackson runs about 31 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Jackson is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jackson. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+48) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+38), a spread of about 86 points.

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

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Jackson is about 45%, about 27 points below the U.S. average of 72%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Jackson sits in the top quarter (about 32%, above 77% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in the Jackson area have never been married, above 90% of cities.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Jackson, MS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Jackson looks the way it does

Turnout in the Jackson area 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.

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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.