Stoneville leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Stoneville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stoneville, ~19% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stoneville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stoneville leans more Republican than 44 of 60 neighbors.
Stoneville runs about 7 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Stoneville. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+77) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+35), a spread of about 112 points.
Why Stoneville 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 Stoneville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 98% of residents in Stoneville drive to work alone, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Stoneville are family households, above 96% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Stoneville, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Stoneville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Stoneville 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 10%, about 50 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Stoneville report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Magenta, MS D+43
- Leland, MS D+44
- Elizabeth, MS R+17
- Rexburg, MS R+26
- Greenville, MS D+57
- Winterville, MS R+48
- Metcalfe, MS D+76
- Swiftwater, MS R+18
- Tribbett, MS R+25
- Arcola, MS D+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Foxholm, ND R+64
- Timewell, IL R+63
- Lewisville, PA R+55
- Dekle Beach, FL R+59
- Perlee, IA R+47
- Pierson, IL R+61
- Leonardsville, NY R+42
- Ruggles, PA R+43
- Ottosen, IA R+54
- Carlisle-Rockledge, AL R+78
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.