Sunflower County, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Sunflower County

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

Sunflower County leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.

 

About 57% of adults in Sunflower County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sunflower County, ~38% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sunflower County compares

Among counties within 50 miles, Sunflower County leans more Democratic than 6 of 12 neighbors.

Sunflower County runs about 58 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Sunflower County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by city within Sunflower County. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+81) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+28), a spread of about 109 points.

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

Sunflower County votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Sunflower County runs about 58 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Sunflower County have never been married, in the top fraction of counties.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sunflower County, 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 Sunflower County looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sunflower County 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 6%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 46% of households in Sunflower County rent, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 37% of adults in Sunflower County report food insecurity, in the top fraction of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.