Leedy is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Leedy typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leedy, ~5% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leedy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leedy leans more Republican than 56 of 62 neighbors.
Leedy runs about 61 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Leedy 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 Leedy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Leedy drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Leedy are family households, above 88% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Leedy, 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 Leedy looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Leedy 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 9%, about 51 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Burnsville, MS R+78
- Holcut, MS R+77
- Indian Springs, MS R+85
- Cairo, MS R+83
- Glen, MS R+83
- Strickland, MS R+84
- Iuka, MS R+73
- Paden, MS R+81
- Thrasher, MS R+80
- Rienzi, MS R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crabtree, PA R+45
- Garland, TN R+78
- Zion, KY R+57
- Raymilton, PA R+56
- Foundryville, PA R+45
- McElderry, AL R+77
- Gantt, AL R+84
- St. Thomas, MN R+46
- Edroy, TX R+46
- Five Points, FL R+41
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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.