Lamar County is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Lamar County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lamar County, ~8% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lamar County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Lamar County leans more Republican than 10 of 12 neighbors.
Lamar County runs about 47 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Lamar County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+74), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Lamar 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 Lamar County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Lamar County hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Alabama average of 20%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Lamar County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 9%, below 84% of counties). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 70% of households in Lamar County are family households, above 79% of counties.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lamar County, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lamar County looks the way it does
Turnout in Lamar County sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Fayette County, AL R+68
- Lowndes County, MS Even
- Monroe County, MS R+31
- Marion County, AL R+79
- Pickens County, AL R+21
- Clay County, MS D+18
- Itawamba County, MS R+76
- Oktibbeha County, MS D+3
- Winston County, AL R+82
- Chickasaw County, MS R+12
Counties with Similar Populations
- Pennington County, MN R+32
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK R+3
- Hamilton County, FL R+24
- Faribault County, MN R+38
- Roane County, WV R+60
- Crockett County, TN R+57
- Murray County, OK R+59
- Price County, WI R+36
- Zapata County, TX R+7
- Walthall County, MS R+26
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Alabama 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.