Le Tourneau leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Le Tourneau typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Le Tourneau, ~17% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Le Tourneau compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Le Tourneau leans more Republican than 31 of 40 neighbors.
Le Tourneau runs about 27 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Le Tourneau 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 Le Tourneau, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Le Tourneau drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Le Tourneau sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Le Tourneau, 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 Le Tourneau looks the way it does
Turnout in Le Tourneau sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Yokena, MS R+40
- Jeff Davis, MS R+37
- Cedars, MS D+36
- Rocky Springs, MS Even
- Delta, LA R+73
- Vicksburg, MS D+13
- Mound, LA R+73
- Newman, MS R+9
- Willows, MS D+27
- Cayuga, MS D+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gilead, IL R+57
- Wilhoit, AZ R+54
- Munson, MI R+54
- Sipesville, PA R+56
- Oak Orchard, NY R+46
- Ilasco, MO R+62
- Clothier, WV R+67
- Kerns, VA R+77
- Beckwith, WV R+42
- Trinity, IN R+74
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.