Sessums leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Sessums typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sessums, ~37% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sessums compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sessums leans more Democratic than 24 of 37 neighbors.
Sessums runs about 37 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Sessums is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Sessums 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 Sessums, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 42% of adults in Sessums hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Sessums 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; Sessums, 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 Sessums looks the way it does
Turnout in Sessums sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oktoc, MS Even
- Clayton Village, MS D+11
- Mississippi State, MS R+6
- Starkville, MS D+6
- Patrick, MS D+28
- Artesia, MS D+38
- Penns, MS D+50
- Mayhew, MS D+32
- Rocky Hill, MS D+23
- Crawford, MS D+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Greenfield, OH R+65
- Lost City, OK R+44
- Newport, IN R+64
- Crossroads, TN R+77
- Hibbs, PA R+39
- Old Neely, AR R+68
- Lindaville, PA R+49
- Alvo, NE R+41
- Dewey, VA R+67
- Rock Creek, KS 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.