Lena, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lena

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Lena leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.

 

About 66% of adults in Lena typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lena, ~19% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lena compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lena leans more Republican than 38 of 55 neighbors.

Lena runs about 19 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lena. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+57), a spread of about 70 points.

Why Lena 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 Lena, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Lena hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Mississippi average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Lena drive to work alone, above 82% of cities.

Population density and Republican lean

Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lena, MS sits below the national average on this measure.

Why turnout in Lena looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Lena own their home, about 14 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.