Sallis is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Sallis typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sallis, ~33% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sallis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sallis sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 19 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 25 leaning the other way.
Sallis runs about 24 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Sallis sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sallis. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+10) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+12), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Sallis 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 Sallis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sallis votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Sallis runs about 24 points more Democratic.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Sallis, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Sallis looks the way it does
Turnout in Sallis sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Joseph, MS Even
- Boyette, MS D+6
- Zemuly, MS R+3
- Newport, MS R+6
- Mc Adams, MS R+37
- Durant, MS D+67
- McVille, MS Even
- Possumneck, MS R+77
- Kosciusko, MS D+8
- Goodman, MS D+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Milton, VT R+5
- Pembroke Township, IL D+62
- West Edmeston, NY R+44
- Casa Blanca, NM D+58
- Millbourne, PA D+38
- Sunbury, NC R+27
- Dahinda, IL R+36
- Bland, MO R+66
- Ivey, GA R+61
- Wolfeboro Falls, NH Even
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.