Linn leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Linn typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Linn, ~27% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Linn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Linn leans more Democratic than 35 of 66 neighbors.
Linn runs about 28 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Linn is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Linn. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+49) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+26), a spread of about 75 points.
Why Linn 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 Linn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 64% of residents in Linn are Black or African American, about 28 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 41% of adults in Linn have never been married, above 94% of cities. Linn 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; Linn, 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 Linn looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Linn 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%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Linn report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Linn have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Doddsville, MS D+22
- Blaine, MS D+39
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- Steiner, MS R+21
- Ruleville, MS D+63
- Sunflower, MS D+56
- Boyer, MS R+4
- O'reilly, MS D+18
- Zumbro, MS Even
- Boyle, MS R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oxberry, MS R+65
- Ross Fork, MT R+62
- Lakeville, KY R+63
- Stovertown, OH R+59
- Wren, VA R+47
- Bullock Creek, MI R+26
- Ponzer, NC R+73
- Gip, WV R+62
- Powderhorn, CO D+6
- Praag, WI R+33
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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.