Linwood is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Linwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Linwood, ~8% vote Democratic, ~76% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Linwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Linwood leans more Republican than 61 of 67 neighbors.
Linwood runs about 57 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Linwood. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+73), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Linwood 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 Linwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 98% of residents in Linwood drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Linwood, 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 Linwood looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Linwood own their home, about 16 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Linwood sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McDonald, MS R+75
- Neshoba, MS R+73
- Dixon, MS R+62
- Deemer, MS R+68
- Union, MS R+64
- Trapp, MS R+9
- Stratton, MS R+72
- Dowdville, MS R+46
- Philadelphia, MS R+15
- Pearl River, MS D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tennyson, TX R+77
- Big Creek, LA R+89
- Seboyeta, NM R+10
- Breeds, IL R+39
- South Crossett, AR R+66
- Mount Patrick, PA R+59
- Yale, SD R+61
- South Minnewaukan, ND R+45
- Suver, OR R+4
- Roy, MT R+74
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.