Love is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Love typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Love, ~12% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Love compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Love leans more Republican than 43 of 53 neighbors.
Love runs about 44 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Love. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Love 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 Love, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Love are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Love drive to work alone, above 80% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Love, MS sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Love looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Love own their home, about 19 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Love have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Evansville, MS R+47
- Hernando, MS R+55
- Coldwater, MS R+34
- Arkabutla, MS R+35
- Cub Lake, MS R+34
- Poagville, MS R+65
- Senatobia, MS R+14
- Nesbit, MS R+43
- Lewisburg, MS R+68
- Cockrum, MS R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ethel, WA R+45
- Montgomery, LA R+75
- Bayard, NE R+63
- Nanawale Estates, HI D+22
- Evergreen, NC R+41
- Crofton, NE R+66
- Andalusia, IL R+21
- Clarktown, NJ R+16
- Blairtown, WY R+56
- Dunkerton, IA R+39
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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.