Rose Hill leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Rose Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rose Hill, ~24% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rose Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rose Hill leans more Republican than 18 of 42 neighbors.
Rose Hill runs about 5 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rose Hill. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+23) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Rose 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 Rose Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Rose Hill live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Rose Hill sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 86% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Rose Hill, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Rose Hill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rose Hill 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 11%, about 49 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 30% of households in Rose Hill rent, above 83% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Rose Hill report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Orange, MS R+20
- Garlandville, MS R+42
- Wautubbee, MS R+60
- Ras, MS R+6
- Calhoun, MS R+17
- Baxter, MS R+19
- Hickory, MS R+51
- Pachuta, MS R+5
- Paulding, MS D+36
- Beatrice, MS R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Springdale, UT R+54
- Southfields, NY R+3
- Victory Heights, PA R+54
- Onondaga, NY D+16
- Alpine, AZ R+55
- Summerset, IA R+36
- Northwye, MO R+60
- Mico, TX R+58
- Severy, KS R+69
- Taylor, ND R+74
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.