Leflore County, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Leflore County

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Leflore County is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.

 

About 59% of adults in Leflore County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leflore County, ~45% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Leflore County compares

Among counties within 50 miles, Leflore County leans more Democratic than 11 of 12 neighbors.

Leflore County runs about 76 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Leflore County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by city within Leflore County. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+78) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 88 points.

Why Leflore County leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Leflore County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Leflore County is about 22%, about 51 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Leflore County have never been married, above 98% of counties. Leflore County runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Leflore County, 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 Leflore County looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Leflore County 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 7%, about 53 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 48% of households in Leflore County rent, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Leflore County report food insecurity, in the top fraction of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.