Silver City, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Silver City

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Silver City leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.

 

About 63% of adults in Silver City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver City, ~21% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Silver City compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Silver City leans more Republican than 39 of 49 neighbors.

Silver City runs about 10 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Silver City. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 51 points.

Why Silver City 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 Silver City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Silver City live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Silver City sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 78% of cities).

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Silver City, 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 Silver City looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Silver City 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 6%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.