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

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

Lurand is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.

 

About 43% of adults in Lurand typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lurand, ~21% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lurand compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lurand sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 37 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 19 leaning the other way.

Lurand runs about 22 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.

Why Lurand leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Lurand. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Park access and Republican lean

Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Lurand, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Lurand looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lurand 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 8%, about 52 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Lurand rent, above 88% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Lurand report food insecurity, above 97% 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.