Wesson leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Wesson typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wesson, ~16% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wesson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wesson leans more Republican than 24 of 42 neighbors.
Wesson runs about 24 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wesson. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+66), a spread of about 69 points.
Why Wesson 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 Wesson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Wesson hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wesson, 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 Wesson looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wesson 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 10%, about 50 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Wesson report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Wesson have completed high school, below 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Beauregard, MS R+52
- New Sight, MS R+45
- Martinsville, MS D+7
- Glancy, MS R+29
- Stronghope, MS R+64
- Brookhaven, MS R+15
- Fair Oak Springs, MS R+58
- Vaughn, MS R+68
- Hazlehurst, MS D+36
- Sontag, MS R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vinton, IA R+24
- Bailey, CO R+17
- Midfield, AL D+85
- Spring Valley, IL R+9
- Sandown, NH R+15
- Bourg, LA R+78
- Perryville, MD R+22
- East Sandwich, MA D+8
- Bush, LA R+70
- Alexander, NC R+26
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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.