Wiltshire leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Wiltshire typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wiltshire, ~40% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wiltshire compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wiltshire leans more Democratic than 22 of 36 neighbors.
Wiltshire runs about 42 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Wiltshire is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire, 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 56% of residents in Wiltshire are Black or African American, about 20 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Wiltshire have never been married, above 83% of cities. Wiltshire runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wiltshire, 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 Wiltshire looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Wiltshire own their home, about 14 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Wiltshire sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vaiden, MS D+3
- Poplar Springs, MS D+17
- Coila, MS R+19
- West, MS D+15
- Mc Carley, MS R+32
- Winona, MS D+6
- North Carrollton, MS R+39
- Carrollton, MS R+62
- Carmack, MS R+78
- Possumneck, MS R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bridgewater Center, OH R+62
- Boone, OK R+57
- Newton, WV R+60
- Katy Lick, WV R+59
- Kent, IL R+42
- Halliday, ND R+69
- Bolling, AL R+63
- Stull, KS R+13
- Ormsby, MN R+50
- Littleton, IA R+43
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.