Mississippi State, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.

 

About 47% of adults in Mississippi State typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mississippi State, ~22% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Mississippi State compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Mississippi State leans more Republican than 24 of 41 neighbors.

Mississippi State runs about 17 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mississippi State. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+28), a spread of about 35 points.

Why Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Mississippi State votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 52%, far above the Mississippi average of 15%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mississippi State, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Mississippi State looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 62% of households in Mississippi State rent, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Mississippi State report food insecurity, above 82% 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.