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

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

Tippo leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.

 

About 56% of adults in Tippo typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tippo, ~33% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Tippo compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Tippo leans more Democratic than 33 of 48 neighbors.

Tippo runs about 42 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Tippo is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tippo. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+75) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+7), a spread of about 68 points.

Why Tippo 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 Tippo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 62% of residents in Tippo are Black or African American, about 26 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Tippo have never been married, above 98% of cities. Tippo runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Tippo, MS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in Tippo looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tippo 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 38% of adults in Tippo 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.