Lewisburg is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Lewisburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lewisburg, ~11% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lewisburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lewisburg leans more Republican than 44 of 50 neighbors.
Lewisburg runs about 45 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Lewisburg 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 Lewisburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 88% of households in Lewisburg are family households, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lewisburg, MS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lewisburg looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Lewisburg own their home, about 23 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ingrams Mill, MS R+70
- Cockrum, MS R+70
- Nesbit, MS R+43
- Hernando, MS R+55
- Olive Branch, MS R+12
- Wakefield, MS R+52
- Byhalia, MS R+32
- Love, MS R+67
- Coldwater, MS R+34
- Southaven, MS R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Log Cabin, TX R+63
- Safe, MO R+65
- Old Sparta, NC R+16
- San Haven, ND D+38
- Hullsville, NY R+24
- Selkirk, MI R+45
- Vineland, MN R+37
- Pintura, UT R+52
- Canton, OK R+74
- Thorp Spring, TX R+71
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.