Loyd is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Loyd typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Loyd, ~9% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Loyd compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Loyd leans more Republican than 27 of 41 neighbors.
Loyd runs about 47 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Loyd. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Loyd 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 Loyd, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Loyd drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Loyd, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Loyd looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Loyd 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 9%, about 51 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Loyd report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Loyd have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vardaman, MS R+38
- Thorn, MS R+55
- Pyland, MS R+53
- Pittsboro, MS R+36
- Derma, MS D+8
- Atlanta, MS R+31
- Calhoun City, MS R+19
- McCondy, MS R+19
- Robbs, MS R+76
- Woodland, MS R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kedron, WV R+59
- Blairs Mills, PA R+68
- New Haven, IA R+49
- Hume, MO R+68
- Kibbee, GA R+75
- Sedgwick, AR R+66
- Maxwell, NM R+23
- Paint Hill, SC R+30
- Pettus, TX R+64
- Argyle, IA R+48
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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.