Lynn Creek, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lynn Creek

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

Lynn Creek leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.

 

About 61% of adults in Lynn Creek typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lynn Creek, ~37% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lynn Creek compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lynn Creek leans more Democratic than 23 of 37 neighbors.

Lynn Creek runs about 45 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Lynn Creek is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lynn Creek. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+22) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+35), a spread of about 57 points.

Why Lynn Creek 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 Lynn Creek, 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 46% of residents in Lynn Creek are Black or African American, about 10 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. Lynn Creek runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lynn Creek, MS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in Lynn Creek looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lynn Creek 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 32% of households in Lynn Creek rent, above 87% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Lynn Creek report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.