Wilkinson County leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Wilkinson County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilkinson County, ~45% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilkinson County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Wilkinson County leans more Democratic than 12 of 13 neighbors.
Wilkinson County runs about 61 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Wilkinson County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Wilkinson County. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+57) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 67 points.
Why Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 64% of residents in Wilkinson County are Black or African American, about 28 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Wilkinson County have never been married, above 98% of counties. Wilkinson County runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wilkinson County, MS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wilkinson County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 81% of households in Wilkinson County own their home, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Wilkinson County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- West Feliciana Parish, LA R+48
- East Feliciana Parish, LA R+24
- Amite County, MS R+29
- Adams County, MS D+17
- Franklin County, MS R+35
- Pointe Coupee Parish, LA R+25
- Concordia Parish, LA R+24
- St. Helena Parish, LA D+7
- Jefferson County, MS D+63
- East Baton Rouge Parish, LA D+23
Counties with Similar Populations
- Lee County, AR D+10
- Platte County, WY R+65
- Montgomery County, GA R+47
- Archer County, TX R+76
- Dimmit County, TX R+4
- Ozark County, MO R+67
- Madison County, MT R+46
- Wilson County, KS R+59
- Woods County, OK R+57
- Lucas County, IA R+44
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.