Paulding leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Paulding typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Paulding, ~60% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Paulding compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Paulding leans more Democratic than 39 of 42 neighbors.
Paulding runs about 59 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Paulding is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Paulding. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+59) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 76 points.
Why Paulding 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 Paulding, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 61% of residents in Paulding are Black or African American, about 25 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Paulding have never been married, above 85% of cities. Paulding runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Paulding, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Paulding looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Paulding sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vossburg, MS D+49
- Pachuta, MS R+5
- Kelona, MS D+31
- Orange, MS R+20
- Ras, MS R+6
- Heidelberg, MS D+23
- Beatrice, MS R+56
- Moss, MS R+7
- Stafford Springs, MS D+48
- McNeal, MS Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Utopia, TX R+70
- Copley, OH R+4
- Bradford, ME R+36
- Homewood, CA D+3
- Ulman, MO R+73
- Sampson, WI R+45
- Oak Ridge, LA R+60
- DeWitt, NE R+56
- Clarks, NE R+70
- Oak Level, KY R+67
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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.