Mount Pleasant leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Mount Pleasant typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Pleasant, ~24% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Pleasant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Pleasant leans more Republican than 27 of 44 neighbors.
Mount Pleasant runs about 9 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Pleasant. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Mount Pleasant drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mount Pleasant sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 81% of cities).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mount Pleasant, MS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mount Pleasant looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Mount Pleasant own their home, about 17 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Mount Pleasant sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Taska, MS R+32
- Slayden, MS R+29
- Red Banks, MS R+12
- Piperton, TN R+39
- Rossville, TN R+33
- Mack, MS D+15
- Victoria, MS D+2
- Byhalia, MS R+32
- Holly Springs, MS D+30
- Moscow, TN R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leapwood, TN R+77
- McCallsburg, IA R+34
- Hamden, NY R+19
- Elaine, AR D+17
- Saco, MT R+63
- Donner, LA R+46
- Donnelly, MN R+44
- New Hampton, MO R+70
- Stanton, ND R+66
- Rhodelia, KY R+61
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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.