Starkville, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Starkville

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

Starkville leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 56% of adults in Starkville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Starkville, ~30% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Starkville compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Starkville leans more Democratic than 23 of 40 neighbors.

Starkville runs about 29 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Starkville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Starkville. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+31) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+12), a spread of about 43 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 49% of adults in Starkville hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Starkville is about 54%, about 18 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Starkville have never been married, above 98% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Starkville, 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 Starkville looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 56% of households in Starkville rent, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Starkville report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.