Yazoo County leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Yazoo County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yazoo County, ~36% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yazoo County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Yazoo County leans more Democratic than 5 of 11 neighbors.
Yazoo County runs about 40 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Yazoo County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Yazoo County. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+71) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+55), a spread of about 125 points.
Why Yazoo 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 Yazoo County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Yazoo County votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Yazoo County runs about 40 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 40% of adults in Yazoo County have never been married, above 94% of counties.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Yazoo County, 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 Yazoo County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Yazoo County 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 7%, about 53 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 49% of households in Yazoo County rent, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in Yazoo County report food insecurity, in the top fraction of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Humphreys County, MS D+43
- Holmes County, MS D+60
- Madison County, MS R+5
- Sharkey County, MS D+48
- Hinds County, MS D+52
- Issaquena County, MS R+11
- Rankin County, MS R+42
- Warren County, MS D+6
- East Carroll Parish, LA D+18
- Leflore County, MS D+53
Counties with Similar Populations
- Gillespie County, TX R+56
- King George County, VA R+23
- Carroll County, OH R+55
- Juneau County, WI R+31
- Boone County, IA R+24
- Stephens County, GA R+53
- Dawson County, GA R+61
- De Soto Parish, LA R+22
- Wasco County, OR R+14
- Marlboro County, SC D+9
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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.