Tutwiler is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Tutwiler typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tutwiler, ~42% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tutwiler compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tutwiler leans more Democratic than 44 of 57 neighbors.
Tutwiler runs about 78 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Tutwiler is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tutwiler. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+62) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+23), a spread of about 85 points.
Why Tutwiler 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 Tutwiler, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Tutwiler is about 11%, about 61 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Tutwiler have never been married, above 97% of cities. Tutwiler runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Tutwiler, 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 Tutwiler looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tutwiler 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%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 59% of households in Tutwiler rent, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 40% of adults in Tutwiler report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dublin, MS R+3
- Rome, MS R+12
- Sumner, MS D+38
- Vance, MS D+6
- Webb, MS D+56
- Parchman, MS R+17
- Boone, MS Even
- Roundaway, MS R+6
- Counts, MS R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Glade Hill, VA R+50
- Salem, NY R+16
- Los Chaves, NM R+22
- Pierson, MI R+47
- Owensville, IN R+60
- Linden, PA R+58
- Norwood, NY R+24
- Ucon, ID R+66
- Gold River, CA D+16
- Searsport, ME R+15
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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.