Richland leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Richland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richland, ~17% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Richland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Richland leans more Republican than 30 of 46 neighbors.
Richland runs about 19 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Richland. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Richland 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 Richland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Richland votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 51%, far above the Mississippi average of 15%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Richland are family households, above 78% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Richland, 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 Richland looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 29% of households in Richland rent, above 82% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Richland sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whitfield, MS R+42
- Pearl, MS R+22
- Florence, MS R+61
- Byram, MS D+52
- Jackson, MS D+8
- Star, MS R+39
- Sherwood Forest, MS R+55
- Thomasville, MS R+61
- Rosemary, MS D+14
- Flowood, MS R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Violet, LA D+25
- Lansing, NY D+41
- Beardstown, IL R+14
- Macon, MO R+47
- Elsmere, DE D+28
- Wellsboro, PA R+35
- Plaistow, NH D+3
- Zelienople, PA R+22
- Decatur, TN R+72
- Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH R+12
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.