Walls leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Walls typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walls, ~32% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walls compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Walls leans more Democratic than 38 of 57 neighbors.
Walls runs about 30 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Walls is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Walls. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+34) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+44), a spread of about 78 points.
Why Walls 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 Walls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Walls is about 35%, about 37 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in Walls have never been married, above 88% of cities. Walls runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Walls, MS sits in the top 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 Walls looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 30% of households in Walls rent, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Walls sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Horn Lake, MS D+21
- Lake Cormorant, MS R+55
- West Days, MS R+60
- Southaven, MS R+7
- Eudora, MS R+66
- Nesbit, MS R+43
- Seyppel, AR R+81
- Clack, MS D+37
- Midway Corner, AR R+13
- Horseshoe Lake, AR R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ridgeville, SC R+20
- North Patchogue, NY R+20
- Kalkaska, MI R+39
- Fair Plain, MI D+41
- Ebensburg, PA R+38
- Oneida, TN R+70
- Seymour, MO R+71
- Byron, IL R+26
- Sunset, LA R+24
- Berryville, VA R+17
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.