Red Lick, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Red Lick

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

Red Lick is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.

 

About 69% of adults in Red Lick typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Lick, ~58% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Red Lick compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Red Lick leans more Democratic than 32 of 38 neighbors.

Red Lick runs about 91 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Red Lick is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Red Lick 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 Red Lick, 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 85% of residents in Red Lick are Black or African American, about 49 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in Red Lick have never been married, above 87% of cities. Red Lick 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; Red Lick, MS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Red Lick looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Red Lick own their home, about 16 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Red Lick sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.