Meltonville leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Meltonville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meltonville, ~30% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meltonville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Meltonville leans more Republican than 26 of 47 neighbors.
Politically, Meltonville sits close to the rest of Mississippi.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Meltonville. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+36) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Meltonville 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 Meltonville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Meltonville are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Meltonville runs against that pattern.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Meltonville, 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 Meltonville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Meltonville own their home, about 21 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Meltonville sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Meltonville have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sloan, MS R+19
- Madisonville, MS R+45
- Madison, MS R+36
- Canton, MS D+47
- Charlton, MS R+3
- Ridgeland, MS D+11
- Stokes, MS Even
- Sandhill, MS R+60
- Virlilia, MS R+33
- Flowood, MS R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Wakefield, NH R+23
- Franklin Springs, GA R+66
- Oldfield, LA R+72
- Pine Grove, LA D+4
- Plainview, NE R+70
- Alexandria Bay, NY R+14
- Porcupine, SD D+57
- Brookport, IL R+61
- Pender, NE R+49
- Lyons, OH R+55
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.