Jug Fork is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Jug Fork typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jug Fork, ~11% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jug Fork compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jug Fork leans more Republican than 31 of 65 neighbors.
Jug Fork runs about 47 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jug Fork. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Jug Fork 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 Jug Fork, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Jug Fork drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Jug Fork are family households, above 93% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Jug Fork, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Jug Fork looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Jug Fork own their home, about 17 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Branyan, MS R+84
- Sherman, MS R+68
- Blue Springs, MS R+73
- Flowerdale, MS R+63
- Saltillo, MS R+59
- Corrona, MS R+71
- Guntown, MS R+67
- Centerville, MS R+67
- Belden, MS R+37
- Endville, MS R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Palisade, MN R+39
- Bruno, WV R+69
- Hestertown, NC R+29
- La Grande, WA R+31
- Enville, TN R+75
- Enon, MS R+23
- Watson, MN R+33
- Monroe, NE R+65
- Colwell, IA R+44
- Klemme, IA R+51
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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.