Reedtown leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Reedtown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reedtown, ~52% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Reedtown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Reedtown leans more Democratic than 40 of 46 neighbors.
Reedtown runs about 63 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Reedtown is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Reedtown. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+51) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+24), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Reedtown 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 Reedtown, 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 76% of residents in Reedtown are Black or African American, about 39 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Reedtown have never been married, above 93% of cities. Reedtown runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Reedtown, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Reedtown looks the way it does
Turnout in Reedtown sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Utica, MS D+17
- Jack, MS D+8
- Carmichael, MS D+24
- Cayuga, MS D+23
- Hubbard, MS D+21
- Chapel Hill, MS R+8
- Dentville, MS D+6
- Learned, MS R+44
- Rocky Springs, MS Even
- Carlisle, MS Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Perth, MS R+4
- Hillsboro, NM R+20
- Jamaica, IA R+42
- Tunnelhill, PA R+58
- Hamlet, NE R+87
- Monroe Mills, OH R+31
- Euclid, MN R+52
- Jasper, OH R+61
- Garden Heights, IL R+56
- Lime Lake, NY R+47
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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.