Lafayette Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Lafayette Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lafayette Springs, ~21% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lafayette Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lafayette Springs leans more Republican than 13 of 41 neighbors.
Lafayette Springs runs about 23 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lafayette Springs. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 44 points.
Why Lafayette Springs 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 Lafayette Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Lafayette Springs are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lafayette Springs, 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 Lafayette Springs looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Lafayette Springs own their home, about 16 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Lafayette Springs have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Yocona, MS R+60
- Tula, MS R+4
- Denmark, MS R+56
- Oxford, MS R+12
- University, MS D+11
- DeLay, MS R+73
- Taylor, MS R+25
- College Hill, MS R+14
- Dogtown, MS R+61
- Paris, MS R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mildred, TX R+68
- Shady Grove, PA R+61
- Kerby, OR R+29
- Friesland, WI R+43
- Cawood, KY R+77
- East Eddington, ME R+15
- Gilson, IL R+41
- Puposky, MN R+20
- Levan, UT R+82
- Garfield, KY R+64
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.