Ama leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Ama typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ama, ~32% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ama compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ama leans more Republican than 25 of 58 neighbors.
Ama runs about 13 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Ama 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 Ama, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Ama drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Ama sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 76% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ama, LA 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 Ama looks the way it does
Turnout in Ama sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Rose, LA D+21
- South Kenner, LA R+4
- Waggaman, LA D+42
- Luling, LA R+39
- River Ridge, LA R+20
- Kennedy Heights, LA D+21
- Destrehan, LA R+34
- Harahan, LA R+29
- Kenner, LA Even
- Avondale, LA D+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oil City, LA R+43
- Hiram, ME R+29
- Joliet, MT R+57
- Lincoln, MI R+39
- Ossian, IA R+38
- Carnelian Bay, CA D+36
- St. Elmo, MI R+42
- Brandon, MN R+47
- Castine, ME D+33
- Crenshaw, MS D+30
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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.