Steiner leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Steiner typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Steiner, ~23% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Steiner compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Steiner leans more Republican than 49 of 65 neighbors.
Politically, Steiner sits close to the rest of Mississippi.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Steiner. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+26), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Steiner 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 Steiner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Steiner live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Steiner, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Steiner looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Steiner 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 37% of adults in Steiner report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Boyer, MS R+4
- O'reilly, MS D+18
- Linn, MS D+6
- Pentecost, MS Even
- Blaine, MS D+39
- Doddsville, MS D+22
- Sunflower, MS D+56
- Shaw, MS D+61
- Boyle, MS R+23
- Fairview, MS R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Glen Echo Park, MO D+47
- Gifford, IA R+49
- Pinkston, NC D+7
- Briggsdale, CO R+72
- Seward, OH R+55
- Amherst, CO R+71
- Petran, MN R+40
- Wolftown, VA R+40
- Park, KS R+83
- Strawberry, AZ R+46
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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.