Rocky Hill leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Rocky Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rocky Hill, ~34% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rocky Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rocky Hill leans more Democratic than 33 of 43 neighbors.
Rocky Hill runs about 46 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Rocky Hill is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rocky Hill. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+69) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 64 points.
Why Rocky Hill 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 Rocky Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 43% of adults in Rocky Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Rocky Hill runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rocky Hill, 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 Rocky Hill looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 20% of adults in Rocky Hill report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Patrick, MS D+28
- Clayton Village, MS D+11
- Mississippi State, MS R+6
- Starkville, MS D+6
- Muldrow, MS R+3
- Waddell, MS R+4
- Cedarbluff, MS R+3
- Griffith, MS R+6
- Mayhew, MS D+32
- Sessums, MS D+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zora, MO R+67
- Forest Hill, OK R+70
- Otis, MA D+6
- Middlebury Center, PA R+62
- Gilboa, NY R+38
- Weston, IA R+36
- Circle, MT R+68
- Proctor, AR R+8
- Wittensville, KY R+66
- Cedarbluff, MS R+3
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.