Ozona is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Ozona typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ozona, ~14% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ozona compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ozona leans more Republican than 14 of 35 neighbors.
Ozona runs about 43 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Ozona 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 Ozona, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Ozona drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ozona, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Ozona looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Ozona own their home, about 23 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Ozona sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Ozona have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Carriere, MS R+76
- Nicholson, MS R+76
- Picayune, MS R+45
- Industrial, MS R+69
- Cybur, MS R+82
- Mc Neill, MS R+70
- Henleyfield, MS R+86
- Necaise, MS R+84
- Derby, MS R+26
- Hickory, LA R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pavia, PA R+75
- Pine, OR R+44
- Knightly, VA R+45
- Del Rio, AZ R+34
- Ely, TX R+76
- Brixey, MO R+71
- Rimrock, WA R+38
- River Vale, IN R+61
- Miller Dale Colony, SD R+67
- Brandon, VA R+37
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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.