Jonestown is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Jonestown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jonestown, ~50% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jonestown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jonestown leans more Democratic than 50 of 55 neighbors.
Jonestown runs about 82 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Jonestown is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jonestown. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+71) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 75 points.
Why Jonestown 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 Jonestown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Jonestown votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Jonestown runs about 82 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Jonestown have never been married, above 98% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Jonestown, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Jonestown looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Jonestown sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coahoma, MS D+60
- King and Anderson, MS D+3
- Lyon, MS D+51
- Long Lake, MS D+59
- Sabino, MS D+36
- Rich, MS D+38
- Lula, MS R+4
- Belen, MS D+31
- Clarksdale, MS D+57
- Friars Point, MS D+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Utica, IL R+25
- Cecil, OH R+58
- Dumontville, OH R+43
- Van Lear, KY R+65
- Bernards, NJ D+9
- Amity, PA R+50
- Ouray, CO D+24
- Derby Line, VT R+17
- Bulger, PA R+40
- Fort Valley, VA R+40
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.