Possum Trot, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Possum Trot

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

Possum Trot is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.

 

About 58% of adults in Possum Trot typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Possum Trot, ~5% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Possum Trot compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Possum Trot leans more Republican than 50 of 58 neighbors.

Possum Trot runs about 61 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Possum Trot. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+89) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+72), a spread of about 16 points.

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

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Possum Trot drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Possum Trot sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Possum Trot are family households, above 94% of cities.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Possum Trot, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Possum Trot looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Possum Trot 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 10%, about 50 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Possum Trot rent, above 86% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 68% of adults in Possum Trot have completed high school, below 98% of cities. 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.