Osyka leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Osyka typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Osyka, ~19% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Osyka compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Osyka leans more Republican than 28 of 43 neighbors.
Osyka runs about 13 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Osyka. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Osyka 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 Osyka, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Osyka hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Mississippi average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Osyka drive to work alone, above 86% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Osyka, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Osyka looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Osyka 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 6%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Osyka report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Osyka have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Greenlaw, LA R+37
- Chatawa, MS R+15
- Lewiston, LA R+56
- Magnolia, MS D+12
- Kentwood, LA R+30
- Progress, MS R+16
- Tangipahoa, LA D+21
- Fernwood, MS D+41
- Chesbrough, LA R+35
- Barto, MS D+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hagerman, ID R+63
- Fredonia, PA R+54
- Edinburg, PA R+45
- Luckey, OH R+35
- Eatonville, FL D+51
- Hambden, OH R+43
- Mardela Springs, MD R+32
- Lake Park, MN R+35
- Donalds, SC R+56
- Lewiston, UT R+73
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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.