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

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

Pickens is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.

 

About 59% of adults in Pickens typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pickens, ~47% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Pickens compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Pickens leans more Democratic than 41 of 50 neighbors.

Pickens runs about 80 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Pickens is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pickens. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 65 points.

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

Pickens votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Pickens runs about 80 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Pickens have never been married, above 95% of cities.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pickens, MS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in Pickens looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pickens 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 6%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Pickens rent, above 86% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 42% of adults in Pickens report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. 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.