Kolola Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Kolola Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kolola Springs, ~19% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kolola Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kolola Springs leans more Republican than 23 of 42 neighbors.
Kolola Springs runs about 28 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kolola Springs. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+65), a spread of about 71 points.
Why Kolola Springs 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 Kolola Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Kolola Springs drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Kolola Springs are family households, above 91% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kolola Springs, MS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kolola Springs looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Kolola Springs own their home, about 14 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Columbus AFB, MS R+29
- Caledonia, MS R+70
- Hamilton, MS R+61
- Darracott, MS R+41
- Steens, MS R+53
- Lackey, MS R+79
- Columbus, MS D+11
- East Aberdeen, MS R+33
- Binford, MS R+3
- Whites, MS R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Poneto, IN R+70
- Valle, AZ R+9
- Homecroft, IN R+10
- Rhodesdale, MD R+47
- New Market, IA R+59
- Emma, GA R+67
- Needham, IN R+48
- Readstown, WI R+18
- Swords, GA R+62
- Wolsey, SD R+70
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.