Moss Point leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Moss Point typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moss Point, ~29% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moss Point compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moss Point leans more Republican than 2 of 28 neighbors.
Moss Point runs about 11 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Moss Point. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+83) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+85), a spread of about 168 points.
Why Moss Point 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 Moss Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Moss Point votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 44%, well above the Mississippi average of 15%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Moss Point sits in the bottom quarter (about 16%, below 75% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Moss Point, MS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Moss Point looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Moss Point 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 9%, about 51 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pascagoula, MS R+4
- Escatawpa, MS R+25
- Gautier, MS R+14
- Vancleave, MS R+78
- Grand Bay, AL R+70
- San Souci Beach, AL R+73
- Wade, MS R+87
- Hurley, MS R+86
- Seven Hills, AL R+63
- St. Elmo, AL R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Union, KY R+28
- Randolph, NJ D+7
- Harleysville, PA Even
- Avon Lake, OH R+3
- Madisonville, KY R+38
- Kelso, WA R+18
- Benbrook, TX R+23
- Morrow, GA D+55
- Franklin Square, NY R+30
- Maywood, CA D+38
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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.