Truitt leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Truitt typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Truitt, ~31% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Truitt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Truitt leans more Democratic than 35 of 48 neighbors.
Truitt runs about 52 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Truitt is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Truitt 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 Truitt, 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 89% of residents in Truitt are Black or African American, about 53 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Truitt have never been married, above 97% of cities. Truitt runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Truitt, 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 Truitt looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Truitt 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 8%, about 52 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Truitt report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Truitt have completed high school, below 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sharpsburg, MS D+32
- Camden, MS D+32
- Pickens, MS D+57
- Way, MS R+15
- Oaks, MS D+24
- Davis, MS Even
- Vaughan, MS R+16
- Raytown, MS D+46
- Revive, MS D+35
- Goodman, MS D+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rockyhock, NC R+51
- Farlin, IA R+46
- Hemlock, OH R+61
- Norton, VT R+27
- Mound Station, IL R+62
- Mount Zion, WI R+31
- Meinert, MO R+73
- Standard, CA R+26
- Hedge City, MO R+73
- Ironville, NY R+37
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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.