Nesbit leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Nesbit typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nesbit, ~22% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nesbit compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nesbit leans more Republican than 35 of 54 neighbors.
Nesbit runs about 20 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nesbit. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 44 points.
Why Nesbit 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 Nesbit, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Nesbit votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, modestly above the Mississippi average of 15%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Nesbit are family households, above 85% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Nesbit, MS sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Nesbit looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Nesbit own their home, about 17 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Nesbit sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Southaven, MS R+7
- Hernando, MS R+55
- Horn Lake, MS D+21
- Lewisburg, MS R+68
- West Days, MS R+60
- Olive Branch, MS R+12
- Ingrams Mill, MS R+70
- Walls, MS D+7
- Love, MS R+67
- Lake Cormorant, MS R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Huntington, VA D+57
- Morrilton, AR R+38
- Morgan, UT R+63
- Carthage, TX R+54
- Woodstock, VA R+37
- The Village, OK D+10
- Winters, CA D+6
- Eldridge, IA R+14
- Cape St. Claire, MD D+9
- Lamesa, TX R+44
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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.