Willet, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Willet

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Willet leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.

 

About 76% of adults in Willet typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Willet, ~34% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Willet compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Willet leans more Republican than 27 of 61 neighbors.

Willet runs about 14 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Willet. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+18) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+26), a spread of about 44 points.

Why Willet 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 Willet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Willet live in densely developed areas, about 11 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Willet, 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 Willet looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Willet own their home, about 14 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Willet 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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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.