State Line leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 49% of adults in State Line typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in State Line, ~21% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How State Line compares
Among cities within 25 miles, State Line leans more Republican than 5 of 30 neighbors.
State Line runs about 8 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within State Line. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 82 points.
Why State Line 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 State Line, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in State Line hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Mississippi average of 19%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; State Line, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in State Line looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. State Line 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 33% of adults in State Line report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in State Line have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Buckatunna, MS R+13
- Chicora, MS R+48
- Fruitdale, AL R+77
- Copeland, AL R+75
- Piave, MS R+90
- Winchester, MS R+19
- Chatom, AL R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tyrone, NM R+25
- Ludlow Falls, OH R+65
- New Deal, TX R+61
- Kimbrell, AL R+41
- Hickman, CA R+56
- Hartfield, VA R+32
- Long Beach, IN D+17
- Kindred, ND R+47
- Mitchellville, TN R+61
- Rossiter, PA R+64
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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.