Peyton is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Peyton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Peyton, ~59% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Peyton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Peyton leans more Democratic than 38 of 39 neighbors.
Peyton runs about 103 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Peyton is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Peyton. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+81) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+66), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Peyton 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 Peyton, 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 94% of residents in Peyton are Black or African American, about 58 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 30% of adults in Peyton have never been married, above 75% of cities. Peyton 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; Peyton, 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 Peyton looks the way it does
Turnout in Peyton sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pattison, MS D+65
- Hermanville, MS D+13
- Carlisle, MS Even
- Barlow, MS R+22
- Red Lick, MS D+68
- Union Church, MS R+18
- Port Gibson, MS D+73
- Willows, MS D+27
- Perth, MS R+4
- Tillman, MS D+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tuscarora, PA R+53
- Cannel City, KY R+65
- Hannasville, PA R+58
- Westport, SD R+55
- Providence, FL R+68
- Labelle, ID R+76
- Harcum, VA R+40
- Violet Hill, AR R+69
- Sugar Grove, MI R+36
- Marcoe, IL R+49
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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.