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

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

Redwater leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About 53% of adults in Redwater typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Redwater, ~32% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Redwater compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Redwater leans more Democratic than 52 of 60 neighbors.

Redwater runs about 42 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Redwater is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Redwater. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+36) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+9), a spread of about 27 points.

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

Redwater votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Redwater runs about 42 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Redwater have never been married, above 95% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Redwater, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Redwater looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Redwater 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 7%, about 53 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Redwater report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in Redwater have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.