Rich leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Rich typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rich, ~38% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rich compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rich leans more Democratic than 43 of 55 neighbors.
Rich runs about 60 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Rich is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rich. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+72) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+11), a spread of about 83 points.
Why Rich 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 Rich, 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 71% of residents in Rich are Black or African American, about 35 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Rich have never been married, above 79% of cities. Rich runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rich, MS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Rich looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rich 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 5%, about 55 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Rich report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lula, MS R+4
- Tibbs, MS D+35
- Dundee, MS D+24
- Coahoma, MS D+60
- Jonestown, MS D+59
- Darling, MS D+39
- Long Lake, MS D+59
- Dubbs, MS D+33
- Sledge, MS D+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alfarata, PA R+67
- Durbin, PA R+59
- Parrish, IL R+64
- Inverness, AL R+23
- Rockyford, SD D+58
- Humphrey, NY R+33
- Millview, PA R+62
- Springhope, PA R+67
- Venice, NE R+40
- Peeples Valley, AZ R+51
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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.