Stone County is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Stone County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stone County, ~13% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stone County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Stone County leans more Republican than 6 of 9 neighbors.
Stone County runs about 34 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Stone County. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+81), a spread of about 84 points.
Why Stone County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Stone County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Stone County drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 73% of households in Stone County are family households, above 91% of counties.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Stone County, MS sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Stone County looks the way it does
Turnout in Stone County sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Harrison County, MS R+18
- Pearl River County, MS R+60
- George County, MS R+78
- Perry County, MS R+58
- Hancock County, MS R+53
- Forrest County, MS R+6
- Lamar County, MS R+40
- Jackson County, MS R+30
- Greene County, MS R+53
- Marion County, MS R+33
Counties with Similar Populations
- Covington County, MS R+32
- Jefferson County, KS R+50
- Frio County, TX R+13
- Dickinson County, KS R+51
- Bosque County, TX R+63
- Appling County, GA R+53
- Yancey County, NC R+43
- Westmoreland County, VA R+14
- Wright County, MO R+69
- Ste. Genevieve County, MO R+55
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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.