Lorman is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Lorman typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lorman, ~44% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lorman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lorman leans more Democratic than 37 of 40 neighbors.
Lorman runs about 97 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Lorman is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lorman. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+81) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+48), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Lorman 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 Lorman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 82% of residents in Lorman are Black or African American, about 46 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 81% of adults in Lorman have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Lorman runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lorman, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lorman looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 75% of households in Lorman rent, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Lorman sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Lorman report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rodney, MS D+60
- Russum, MS D+61
- Port Gibson, MS D+73
- Harriston, MS D+71
- Red Lick, MS D+68
- St. Joseph, LA D+17
- Fayette, MS D+79
- Tillman, MS D+50
- Pattison, MS D+65
- Wilsonia, LA R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Altamont, KS R+57
- La Honda, CA D+54
- Wrenshall, MN R+22
- Kenna, WV R+69
- Timberlane, IL R+25
- Dawson, AL R+81
- Center Point, LA R+84
- Ahwahnee, CA R+30
- Seal Rock, OR D+7
- Sharon Springs, NY R+40
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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.