Minter City leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Minter City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Minter City, ~32% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Minter City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Minter City leans more Republican than 38 of 56 neighbors.
Minter City runs about 12 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Minter City 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 Minter City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Minter City hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Mississippi average of 19%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Minter City, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Minter City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Minter City 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 8%, about 52 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sunnyside, MS Even
- Schlater, MS R+14
- Somerville, MS Even
- Whitehead, MS D+75
- Glendora, MS D+75
- Philipp, MS Even
- Shellmound, MS R+36
- Doddsville, MS D+22
- Ruleville, MS D+63
- Whitney, MS D+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngers Store, VA R+36
- Prices Mill, KY R+62
- Union Hill, AR R+72
- Coalmont, CO R+48
- Glendale Colony, SD R+54
- Archer, IL R+27
- Lucero, NM D+48
- Sassafras, MD R+34
- Hughes, OK R+71
- Stark, MO R+65
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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.