Van Vleet leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Van Vleet typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Van Vleet, ~28% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Van Vleet compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Van Vleet leans more Republican than 15 of 50 neighbors.
Van Vleet runs about 7 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Van Vleet. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+28), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Van Vleet 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 Van Vleet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Van Vleet live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Van Vleet sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 95% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Van Vleet, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Van Vleet looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Van Vleet sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Okolona, MS D+31
- Troy, MS R+50
- New Houlka, MS R+15
- McCondy, MS R+19
- Old Houlka, MS R+40
- Houston, MS R+19
- Houlka, MS R+47
- Pine Grove, MS D+6
- Old Union, MS R+8
- Sonora, MS R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adams, OK R+82
- Jacksonville, PA R+56
- Belvidere Center, VT R+18
- Dunlapsville, IN R+60
- Fitzpatrick, WV R+32
- Greenlaw, LA R+37
- Flat Creek, TN R+68
- Borden, NY R+61
- Deweese, NE R+66
- Pence, KS R+85
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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.