Knobtown leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Knobtown typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Knobtown, ~18% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Knobtown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Knobtown leans more Republican than 3 of 29 neighbors.
Knobtown runs about 12 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Knobtown. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+21) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Knobtown 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 Knobtown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Knobtown hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Mississippi average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Knobtown sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 77% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Knobtown, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Knobtown looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Knobtown 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 6%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Knobtown report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- State Line, MS R+15
- Eret, MS R+5
- Yellow Pine, AL R+68
- Fruitdale, AL R+77
- Buckatunna, MS R+13
- Chicora, MS R+48
- Jonathan, MS R+43
- Piave, MS R+90
- Copeland, AL R+75
- Vinegar Bend, AL R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mattawana, PA R+73
- Hidalgo, IL R+64
- South Hills, SC R+28
- Mountainville, NY Even
- Bellona, NY R+16
- Romeo, TN R+73
- Hayley, AR R+75
- Hix, TX R+63
- Edinburg, NY R+29
- Russian Mission, AK D+17
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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.