Rena Lara leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Rena Lara typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rena Lara, ~17% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rena Lara compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rena Lara leans more Republican than 46 of 47 neighbors.
Rena Lara runs about 21 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why Rena Lara 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 Rena Lara, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Rena Lara live in densely developed areas, about 12 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Rena Lara, 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 Rena Lara looks the way it does
Turnout in Rena Lara sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hillhouse, MS R+16
- Sherard, MS R+33
- Alligator, MS D+49
- Duncan, MS D+58
- Rochdale, MS R+20
- Farrell, MS R+39
- Counts, MS R+4
- Clarksdale, MS D+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Horse Creek, CA R+27
- Freidberger, MI R+51
- Quarry, IA R+38
- Coolspring, PA R+71
- Cominto, AR R+59
- Swedona, IL R+37
- Neff, OK R+69
- Ookala, HI D+15
- Farmington, KS R+57
- Jimtown, OR R+50
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.