Tunica Resorts leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Tunica Resorts typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tunica Resorts, ~28% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tunica Resorts compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tunica Resorts leans more Democratic than 48 of 53 neighbors.
Tunica Resorts runs about 60 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Tunica Resorts is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Tunica Resorts 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 Tunica Resorts, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tunica Resorts votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Tunica Resorts runs about 60 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 70% of adults in Tunica Resorts have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Tunica Resorts, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tunica Resorts looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tunica Resorts 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 5%, about 55 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 87% of households in Tunica Resorts rent, compared to around 39% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 51% of adults in Tunica Resorts report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Robinsonville, MS D+54
- Clack, MS D+37
- Horseshoe Lake, AR R+81
- Bruins, AR R+62
- Seyppel, AR R+81
- Hollywood, MS D+36
- Eudora, MS R+66
- Prichard, MS D+9
- Cub Lake, MS R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nanjemoy, MD R+20
- Alviso, CA D+24
- North Jackson, OH R+43
- Pinewood, SC R+7
- Edwards AFB, CA R+12
- Oriental, NC R+27
- Reedville, VA R+30
- Ontonagon, MI R+27
- Central City, PA R+57
- Mount Sidney, VA R+45
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.