McCutcheon leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 74% of adults in McCutcheon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McCutcheon, ~41% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How McCutcheon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, McCutcheon leans more Democratic than 40 of 60 neighbors.
McCutcheon runs about 32 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while McCutcheon is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within McCutcheon. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+51) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+75), a spread of about 126 points.
Why McCutcheon 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 McCutcheon, 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 McCutcheon are Black or African American, about 28 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in McCutcheon have never been married, above 96% of cities. McCutcheon runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; McCutcheon, MS sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in McCutcheon looks the way it does
Turnout in McCutcheon sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Arcola, MS D+44
- Winterville, MS R+48
- Estill, MS R+5
- Panther Burn, MS D+35
- Hollandale, MS D+53
- Wayside, MS R+75
- Avon, MS R+75
- James, MS R+73
- Bourbon, MS R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lahore, VA R+47
- Yah-ta-hey, NM D+30
- Plattsburg, IN R+64
- Encino, NM R+45
- Wartburg, IL R+52
- Washington, CA D+10
- Goforth, KY R+66
- Dry Forks, AL D+4
- Claiborne, MD R+13
- Plano, ID R+72
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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.