Loraine is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Loraine typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Loraine, ~9% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Loraine compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Loraine leans more Republican than 20 of 29 neighbors.
Loraine runs about 48 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Loraine. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Loraine 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 Loraine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 90% of households in Loraine are family households, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Loraine, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Loraine looks the way it does
Turnout in Loraine sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nugent, MS R+59
- Gulfport, MS Even
- Wortham, MS R+60
- Success, MS R+71
- Saucier, MS R+68
- Biloxi, MS R+21
- D'Iberville, MS R+24
- Howison, MS R+77
- Long Beach, MS R+39
- Riceville, MS R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bigbee, AL R+73
- Newville, WI R+18
- Cornelia, WI R+37
- Dickerson, NC R+19
- Blanco, OK R+65
- Chugwater, WY R+71
- Westview, KY R+64
- Jonathan, MS R+43
- Gatesville, MS R+41
- Teloga, GA R+72
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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.