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

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

Pinola leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.

 

About 66% of adults in Pinola typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pinola, ~30% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Pinola compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Pinola leans more Republican than 18 of 44 neighbors.

Pinola runs about 14 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pinola. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 30 points.

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

Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Pinola live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Pinola, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Pinola looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Pinola own their home, about 13 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.