Rising Sun, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Rising Sun

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

Rising Sun is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.

 

About 66% of adults in Rising Sun typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rising Sun, ~55% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Rising Sun compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Rising Sun leans more Democratic than 44 of 47 neighbors.

Rising Sun runs about 88 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Rising Sun is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rising Sun. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+87) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+48), a spread of about 38 points.

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

Rising Sun votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Rising Sun runs about 88 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Rising Sun have never been married, above 80% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rising Sun, 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 Rising Sun looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rising Sun 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 8%, about 52 points below the U.S. average of 60%. 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.