Prismatic is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Prismatic typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prismatic, ~54% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prismatic compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prismatic is the most Democratic-leaning.
Prismatic runs about 88 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Prismatic is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Prismatic 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 Prismatic, 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 68% of residents in Prismatic are Black or African American, about 31 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Prismatic have never been married, above 78% of cities. Prismatic 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; Prismatic, MS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Prismatic looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Prismatic own their home, about 20 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Prismatic sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Daleville, MS R+11
- Klondike, MS R+15
- Townsend, MS D+37
- Porterville, MS D+34
- DeKalb, MS D+39
- Bailey, MS R+58
- Shucktown, MS R+57
- Lockhart, MS D+32
- Lauderdale, MS R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Schley, MN Even
- Satin, TX R+68
- Causey, NM R+77
- Trojan, SD R+51
- Mont Ida, KS R+68
- Susank, KS R+69
- Celeste, GA R+8
- Clover Run, PA R+71
- Maynard, KY R+69
- Griffith, VA R+64
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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.