Tinsley is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Tinsley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tinsley, ~16% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tinsley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tinsley leans more Republican than 40 of 43 neighbors.
Tinsley runs about 41 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tinsley. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 52 points.
Why Tinsley 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 Tinsley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Tinsley drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Tinsley, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Tinsley looks the way it does
Turnout in Tinsley sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nod, MS R+18
- Benton, MS R+37
- Dover, MS R+28
- Yazoo City, MS D+46
- Valley, MS R+44
- Bentonia, MS R+40
- Oil City, MS R+51
- Scotland Fork, MS R+20
- Little Yazoo, MS R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bethel, GA R+54
- Miltonvale, KS R+74
- Bloomingrose, WV R+65
- Kibbie, MI R+25
- Canton, WI R+40
- Ontario on the Lake, NY R+17
- Stanford, MT R+63
- Serena, IL R+34
- Mc Intosh, NM R+54
- Arnett, OK R+76
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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.