Willows leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Willows typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Willows, ~44% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Willows compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Willows leans more Democratic than 26 of 38 neighbors.
Willows runs about 50 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Willows is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Willows. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+30) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+36), a spread of about 66 points.
Why Willows 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 Willows, 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 75% of residents in Willows are Black or African American, about 38 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Willows have never been married, above 92% of cities. Willows runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Willows, MS sits in the bottom tenth 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 Willows looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Willows sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tillman, MS D+50
- Carlisle, MS Even
- Hermanville, MS D+13
- Port Gibson, MS D+73
- Rocky Springs, MS Even
- Pattison, MS D+65
- Yokena, MS R+40
- Peyton, MS D+80
- Jeff Davis, MS R+37
- Le Tourneau, MS R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Central Pacolet, SC R+48
- Murrays Crossroads, GA R+48
- Beccaria, PA R+62
- Pierpont, MO R+17
- Cornish, OK R+75
- Wrights Corners, MI R+44
- Hooper, MI R+41
- Van Hornesville, NY R+35
- Portersville, IN R+59
- Lawndale, IL R+55
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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.