Social Scientist, Harvard University

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Most Segregated Metro Areas

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Metro Area Voters Dem Percent Rep Percent Rep Isolation Dem Isolation Dem Rel Iso Rep Rel Iso
Laurel, MS 48,349 0.378 0.603 0.801 0.711 0.532 0.529
Cleveland, MS 20,175 0.725 0.260 0.630 0.879 0.532 0.520
Selma, AL 28,446 0.729 0.255 0.623 0.874 0.522 0.510
Jackson, MS 355,566 0.540 0.434 0.712 0.779 0.519 0.514
Greenwood, MS 31,693 0.715 0.271 0.635 0.855 0.509 0.502
Brookhaven, MS 20,038 0.355 0.630 0.800 0.685 0.500 0.499
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 700,455 0.402 0.544 0.747 0.694 0.494 0.489
Cordele, GA 10,206 0.485 0.491 0.722 0.749 0.493 0.495
Columbus, MS 35,627 0.539 0.437 0.683 0.764 0.474 0.469
Meridian, MS 66,576 0.470 0.507 0.724 0.723 0.473 0.469
Albany, GA 85,776 0.578 0.396 0.658 0.779 0.470 0.459
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 214,666 0.413 0.549 0.740 0.683 0.465 0.454
Montgomery, AL 220,659 0.528 0.415 0.670 0.740 0.465 0.465
Hattiesburg, MS 79,872 0.369 0.593 0.769 0.657 0.460 0.469
Grenada, MS 14,248 0.485 0.500 0.715 0.722 0.453 0.452
Vicksburg, MS 34,329 0.621 0.358 0.626 0.793 0.445 0.438
Macon, GA 130,948 0.547 0.415 0.648 0.746 0.436 0.427
Orangeburg, SC 54,638 0.661 0.274 0.538 0.809 0.434 0.394
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 679,146 0.586 0.374 0.624 0.761 0.431 0.419
Americus, GA 16,977 0.539 0.437 0.660 0.740 0.423 0.424