Pearl River leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Pearl River typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pearl River, ~28% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pearl River compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pearl River leans more Democratic than 64 of 67 neighbors.
Pearl River runs about 35 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Pearl River is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pearl River. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+31) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+6), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Pearl River 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 Pearl River, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 54% of adults in Pearl River have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 25%). Pearl River runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pearl River, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pearl River looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pearl River 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 5%, about 55 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in Pearl River report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Pearl River have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hope, MS D+9
- Trapp, MS R+9
- Edinburg, MS R+22
- Laurelhill, MS R+47
- Burnside, MS R+58
- Remus, MS R+79
- Longino, MS R+79
- Dixon, MS R+62
- Dowdville, MS R+46
- Philadelphia, MS R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pages Corner, NH R+8
- Boaz, KY R+67
- Cecil, GA R+56
- Pedro, OH R+67
- Iron City, TN R+75
- Hope Hull, AL R+16
- Fairplay, CO D+5
- Scotts Hill, TN R+76
- Shamokin Dam, PA R+36
- Middleborough, MA R+17
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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.