Yazoo City, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Yazoo City

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

Yazoo City leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.

 

About 53% of adults in Yazoo City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yazoo City, ~39% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Yazoo City compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Yazoo City leans more Democratic than 35 of 44 neighbors.

Yazoo City runs about 69 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Yazoo City is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Yazoo City. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+84) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+43), a spread of about 127 points.

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

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Yazoo City is about 23%, about 49 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Yazoo City have never been married, above 97% of cities. Yazoo City runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Yazoo City, MS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Yazoo City looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Yazoo City 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 6%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 62% of households in Yazoo City rent, compared to around 23% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 42% of adults in Yazoo City report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.