Panther Burn leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Panther Burn typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Panther Burn, ~61% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Panther Burn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Panther Burn leans more Democratic than 49 of 63 neighbors.
Panther Burn runs about 58 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Panther Burn is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Panther Burn. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+78) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+18), a spread of about 60 points.
Why Panther Burn 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 Panther Burn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 36% of adults in Panther Burn hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Panther Burn have never been married, above 97% of cities. Panther Burn runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Panther Burn, 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 Panther Burn looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Panther Burn sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hollandale, MS D+53
- Estill, MS R+5
- Percy, MS Even
- McCutcheon, MS D+9
- Arcola, MS D+44
- Willet, MS R+9
- Winterville, MS R+48
- Avon, MS R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hannahsville, WV R+59
- Happy, AR R+68
- Dublin Mills, PA R+75
- Shaw, CO R+65
- Mount Palatine, IL R+44
- Exeter, VA R+63
- Homan, AR R+51
- Brentwood Lake, OH R+28
- Mc Grann, PA R+46
- Weale, MI R+50
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.