Ocobla leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Ocobla typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ocobla, ~22% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ocobla compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ocobla leans more Republican than 27 of 59 neighbors.
Ocobla runs about 24 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ocobla. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+87) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 53 points.
Why Ocobla 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 Ocobla, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Ocobla are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Ocobla, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Ocobla looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Ocobla own their home, about 15 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Ocobla sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sandtown, MS R+44
- Philadelphia, MS R+15
- Spring Creek, MS R+74
- Deemer, MS R+68
- Crossroads, MS R+24
- Longino, MS R+79
- DeWeese, MS R+68
- McDonald, MS R+75
- North Bend, MS R+71
- House, MS R+89
Cities with Similar Populations
- Volney, MI R+43
- Emerson, AR R+50
- Mount Olive, WV R+53
- Hays, MT D+50
- Lake Arthur, NM R+66
- Burfordville, MO R+68
- Hiram Rapids, OH R+29
- McCullom Lake, IL R+12
- Birdseye, IN R+56
- Mayking, KY R+68
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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.