Yokena leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Yokena typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yokena, ~16% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yokena compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Yokena leans more Republican than 27 of 42 neighbors.
Yokena runs about 17 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Yokena. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Yokena 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 Yokena, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Yokena live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Yokena, MS sits in the bottom quarter 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 Yokena looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Yokena 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 8%, about 52 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 40% of households in Yokena rent, compared to around 24% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Yokena report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Le Tourneau, MS R+50
- Jeff Davis, MS R+37
- Rocky Springs, MS Even
- Cedars, MS D+36
- Willows, MS D+27
- Tillman, MS D+50
- Delta, LA R+73
- Vicksburg, MS D+13
- Mound, LA R+73
- Cayuga, MS D+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mitchells, VA R+35
- Hon, AR R+76
- Lancaster, IN R+61
- Boone, NE R+71
- Alchesay Flat, AZ D+6
- Almont, ND R+76
- Villa Nueva, TX R+27
- Savageville, VA R+24
- Bromide, OK R+74
- Herr, IN R+46
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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.