Montpelier, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Montpelier

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

Montpelier leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.

 

About 82% of adults in Montpelier typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montpelier, ~37% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Montpelier compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Montpelier leans more Republican than 27 of 48 neighbors.

Montpelier runs about 13 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Montpelier. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+50) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+28), a spread of about 78 points.

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

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Montpelier hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 19%.

Park access and Republican lean

Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Montpelier, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Montpelier looks the way it does

Turnout in Montpelier sits close to the national pattern. 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.