Jeff Davis leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Jeff Davis typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jeff Davis, ~24% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jeff Davis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jeff Davis leans more Republican than 25 of 39 neighbors.
Jeff Davis runs about 14 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jeff Davis. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Jeff Davis drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Jeff Davis, MS sits in the bottom 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 Jeff Davis looks the way it does
Turnout in Jeff Davis sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Newman, MS R+9
- Cayuga, MS D+23
- Mound, LA R+73
- Willows, MS D+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cartersville, VA R+34
- Cassville, WV R+28
- Lester, AL R+80
- Walkerton, VA R+36
- Cottonwood Falls, KS R+40
- Todds Tavern, VA R+31
- Gem Village, CO R+26
- Thornton, TX R+78
- Thornville, MI R+37
- Sibley, MO R+55
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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.