Prairie is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Prairie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prairie, ~56% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prairie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prairie is the most Democratic-leaning.
Prairie runs about 80 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Prairie is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Prairie. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+70) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+50), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Prairie 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 Prairie, 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 83% of residents in Prairie are Black or African American, about 46 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 41% of adults in Prairie have never been married, above 94% of cities. Prairie runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Prairie, MS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Prairie looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Prairie own their home, about 16 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gibson, MS D+38
- Muldon, MS D+46
- Binford, MS R+3
- Montpelier, MS R+10
- Whites, MS R+10
- Griffith, MS R+6
- East Aberdeen, MS R+33
- Aberdeen, MS D+18
- Sparta, MS R+9
- Cedarbluff, MS R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newfound, NC R+36
- Macon, NC R+19
- Necaise, MS R+84
- Greenfield, IL R+65
- Tonica, IL R+40
- Langhorne Manor, PA D+3
- Cumberland, OH R+63
- Cumberland Foreside, ME D+33
- Cascade Locks, OR Even
- Shorter, AL D+42
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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.