Penns, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Penns

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Penns is a Democratic stronghold. About 75% of voters here vote Democratic and 25% Republican.

 

About 65% of adults in Penns typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Penns, ~49% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Penns compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Penns leans more Democratic than 30 of 35 neighbors.

Penns runs about 73 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Penns is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Penns. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+65) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+14), a spread of about 51 points.

Why Penns 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 Penns, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Penns votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Penns runs about 73 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Penns have never been married, above 79% of cities.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Penns, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Penns looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Penns 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 7%, about 53 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.