Ten Mile is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Ten Mile typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ten Mile, ~11% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ten Mile compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ten Mile leans more Republican than 10 of 29 neighbors.
Ten Mile runs about 43 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ten Mile. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Ten Mile 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 Ten Mile, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Ten Mile are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ten Mile, MS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ten Mile looks the way it does
Turnout in Ten Mile sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Perkinston, MS R+79
- Mc Henry, MS R+73
- Wiggins, MS R+42
- Bond, MS R+31
- Riceville, MS R+81
- Howison, MS R+77
- Maxie, MS R+78
- Saucier, MS R+68
- Whites Crossing, MS R+80
- Carnes, MS R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Laflin, PA R+11
- Granton, WI R+43
- Chaumont, NY R+20
- Maynard, AR R+70
- Terre Hill, PA R+47
- Warren Park, IN D+36
- Scott Air Force Base, IL R+11
- Versailles, PA Even
- Jackson Springs, NC R+10
- Hammond Crossroads, SC R+37
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.