Scott County leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Scott County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scott County, ~25% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Scott County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Scott County leans more Republican than 6 of 11 neighbors.
Scott County runs about 5 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Scott County. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+53), a spread of about 65 points.
Why Scott County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Scott County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Scott County drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Scott County sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 94% of counties). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 72% of households in Scott County are family households, above 89% of counties.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Scott County, 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 Scott County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Scott County 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 7%, about 53 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Scott County report food insecurity, above 96% of counties. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Scott County have completed high school, below 97% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Leake County, MS R+12
- Newton County, MS R+34
- Smith County, MS R+59
- Rankin County, MS R+42
- Neshoba County, MS R+31
- Madison County, MS R+5
- Jasper County, MS D+2
- Simpson County, MS R+29
- Hinds County, MS D+52
- Attala County, MS R+13
Counties with Similar Populations
- Logan County, IL R+41
- Fredericksburg City, VA D+28
- Peach County, GA D+7
- White County, GA R+58
- Monroe County, GA R+42
- Dinwiddie County, VA R+16
- Randolph County, WV R+51
- Hocking County, OH R+51
- Tate County, MS R+35
- Currituck County, NC R+49
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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.