Louise leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Louise typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Louise, ~60% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Louise compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Louise leans more Democratic than 36 of 47 neighbors.
Louise runs about 52 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Louise is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Louise. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+42) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+20), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Louise 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 Louise, 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 74% of residents in Louise are Black or African American, about 38 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Louise have never been married, above 80% of cities. Louise runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Louise, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Louise looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Louise 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Midnight, MS D+15
- Lake City, MS R+30
- Silver City, MS R+33
- Carter, MS R+15
- Murphy, MS R+30
- Gooden Lake, MS R+55
- Willet, MS R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elk Horn, KY R+72
- Eifort, OH R+65
- Two Grey Hills, NM D+32
- Ravenwood, MO R+62
- Jennerstown, PA R+54
- Cameron, OK R+76
- Poyen, AR R+73
- Southland, AR D+23
- Perrin, TX R+82
- Fifth Ward, LA R+86
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.