Tippah County is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Tippah County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tippah County, ~13% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tippah County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Tippah County leans more Republican than 8 of 15 neighbors.
Tippah County runs about 38 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Tippah County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+89) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 45 points.
Why Tippah 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 Tippah County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Tippah County drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Tippah County sits in the bottom quarter (about 17%, below 77% of counties). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 73% of households in Tippah County are family households, above 90% of counties.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Tippah County, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Tippah County looks the way it does
Turnout in Tippah County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Benton County, MS R+26
- Union County, MS R+63
- Prentiss County, MS R+58
- Alcorn County, MS R+59
- Hardeman County, TN R+14
- Marshall County, MS R+3
- Pontotoc County, MS R+65
- McNairy County, TN R+71
- Lee County, MS R+26
- Tishomingo County, MS R+76
Counties with Similar Populations
- Boone County, WV R+62
- Taylor County, FL R+54
- Colusa County, CA R+20
- Prince Edward County, VA D+7
- Scott County, TN R+70
- Mitchell County, GA R+9
- Wyandot County, OH R+53
- Gage County, NE R+46
- Henry County, MO R+54
- Seward County, KS R+27
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.