Sylvarena leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Sylvarena typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sylvarena, ~17% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sylvarena compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sylvarena leans more Republican than 26 of 36 neighbors.
Sylvarena runs about 21 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sylvarena. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 66 points.
Why Sylvarena 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 Sylvarena, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Sylvarena drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sylvarena, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Sylvarena looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sylvarena 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 9%, about 51 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Sylvarena report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cohay, MS R+42
- Waldrup, MS R+22
- Montrose, MS R+27
- Bay Springs, MS Even
- Raleigh, MS R+61
- Louin, MS R+5
- Lemon, MS R+76
- McNeal, MS Even
- Mize, MS R+76
- Taylorsville, MS R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Redbird, NE R+72
- Vick, TX R+84
- Mount Clare, NE R+68
- Skwentna, AK R+31
- Milldale, VA R+32
- Viejo San Acacio, CO D+33
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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.