Webster County is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Webster County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Webster County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Webster County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Webster County leans more Republican than 14 of 15 neighbors.
Webster County runs about 37 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Webster County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 71 points.
Why Webster County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Webster County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 13% of residents in Webster County live in densely developed areas, about 24 points below the U.S. average of 36%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Webster County, MS sits in the bottom quarter 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 Webster County looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Webster County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Choctaw County, MS R+37
- Calhoun County, MS R+39
- Oktibbeha County, MS D+3
- Montgomery County, MS R+2
- Chickasaw County, MS R+12
- Clay County, MS D+18
- Grenada County, MS R+15
- Winston County, MS R+10
- Carroll County, MS R+40
- Attala County, MS R+13
Counties with Similar Populations
- Calhoun County, IA R+48
- Runnels County, TX R+64
- Sabine County, TX R+72
- Lanier County, GA R+43
- Parmer County, TX R+50
- Yuma County, CO R+60
- Jackson County, MN R+42
- Pulaski County, GA R+31
- Carroll County, MS R+40
- Swift County, MN R+35
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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.