Pine Grove leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Pine Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Grove, ~34% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pine Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pine Grove leans more Democratic than 56 of 62 neighbors.
Pine Grove runs about 29 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Pine Grove is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pine Grove. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+36) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+14), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 38% of adults in Pine Grove have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 25%). Pine Grove 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; Pine Grove, 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 Pine Grove looks the way it does
Turnout in Pine Grove sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shannon, MS R+14
- Old Union, MS R+8
- Okolona, MS D+31
- Troy, MS R+50
- Verona, MS D+51
- Nettleton, MS R+44
- New Wren, MS R+5
- Plantersville, MS R+41
- Van Vleet, MS R+16
- Richmond, MS R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Plato, IN R+65
- Westbury, MN R+41
- Freeborn, MN R+48
- Dorton, TN R+49
- Lewistown, MD R+39
- Antiville, IN R+70
- Stendal, IN R+57
- Stella, VA R+53
- Deerwalk, WV R+62
- Lincoln, VT D+25
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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.