Sebastopol is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Sebastopol typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sebastopol, ~12% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sebastopol compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sebastopol leans more Republican than 44 of 63 neighbors.
Sebastopol runs about 37 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sebastopol. The west side is the most split-leaning (R+90) and the southwest side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 88 points.
Why Sebastopol 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 Sebastopol, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Sebastopol drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sebastopol sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Sebastopol are family households, above 78% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sebastopol, MS sits in the bottom quarter 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 Sebastopol looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sebastopol 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 5%, about 55 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 40% of adults in Sebastopol report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Sebastopol have completed high school, below 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- High Hill, MS R+52
- Walnut Grove, MS R+3
- Prospect, MS R+85
- Hays, MS R+14
- Dowdville, MS R+46
- Madden, MS R+66
- Harperville, MS D+17
- Gum Springs, MS Even
- Standing Pine, MS R+21
- Conehatta, MS R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Roaring Branch, PA R+65
- St. Kilian, WI R+57
- Dorena, OR R+21
- Magenta, MS D+43
- Daggett, MI R+47
- Harwood, TX R+61
- Dalesburg, KY R+60
- Line Lexington, PA R+9
- Joy, IL R+50
- Tryon, NE R+82
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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.