Sunnyside, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Sunnyside

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

Sunnyside is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.

 

About 61% of adults in Sunnyside typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sunnyside, ~30% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sunnyside compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Sunnyside sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 33 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 24 leaning the other way.

Sunnyside runs about 21 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sunnyside. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 13 points.

Why Sunnyside leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Sunnyside. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean

Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Sunnyside, MS does.

Why turnout in Sunnyside looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sunnyside 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%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in Sunnyside report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. 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.