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

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

Okolona leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.

 

About 63% of adults in Okolona typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Okolona, ~41% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Okolona compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Okolona leans more Democratic than 50 of 54 neighbors.

Okolona runs about 54 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Okolona is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Okolona. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+63) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 61 points.

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

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Okolona is about 31%, about 41 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Okolona have never been married, above 97% of cities. Okolona runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Okolona, MS sits above the national average on this measure.

Why turnout in Okolona looks the way it does

Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Okolona sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.