Abita Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Abita Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Abita Springs, ~20% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Abita Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Abita Springs leans more Republican than 11 of 35 neighbors.
Abita Springs runs about 24 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Abita Springs. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+17) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+57), a spread of about 74 points.
Why Abita Springs 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 Abita Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Abita Springs votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 37%, modestly above the Louisiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Abita Springs, LA does.
Why turnout in Abita Springs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Abita Springs is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Abita Springs have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Covington, LA R+39
- Mandeville, LA R+41
- Lewisburg, LA R+31
- Talisheek, LA R+67
- Bush, LA R+70
- St. Benedict, LA R+54
- Madisonville, LA R+49
- Folsom, LA R+60
- Lacombe, LA R+32
- Isabel, LA R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Saks, AL R+27
- Gustine, CA R+14
- Jersey Shore, PA R+56
- Bath, NY R+33
- Jacksboro, TN R+65
- Ridley Park, PA R+3
- Elsmere, KY R+16
- Westport, MA R+10
- Airmont, NY R+44
- Acushnet, MA R+18
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Louisiana 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.