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

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

Lorenzen leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.

 

About 56% of adults in Lorenzen typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lorenzen, ~32% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lorenzen compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lorenzen leans more Democratic than 31 of 46 neighbors.

Lorenzen runs about 40 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Lorenzen is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lorenzen. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+42) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+17), a spread of about 59 points.

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

Lorenzen votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Lorenzen runs about 40 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 42% of adults in Lorenzen have never been married, above 95% of cities.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lorenzen, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Lorenzen looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lorenzen is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 6%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Lorenzen report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Lorenzen have completed high school, below 94% of cities. 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.