Amelia leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Amelia typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Amelia, ~22% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Amelia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Amelia leans more Republican than 26 of 54 neighbors.
Politically, Amelia sits close to the rest of Louisiana.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Amelia. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 73 points.
Why Amelia 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 Amelia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Amelia drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Amelia sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Amelia are family households, above 77% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Amelia, LA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Amelia looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Amelia 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 50%, about 6 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Amelia report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 67% of adults in Amelia have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Belle River, LA R+78
- Chula, LA R+73
- Morgan City, LA R+36
- Donner, LA R+46
- Georgia, LA D+19
- Berwick, LA R+71
- Labadieville, LA R+63
- Supreme, LA D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Georgetown, CO D+19
- Greenview, IL R+51
- Hughes, AR D+26
- Hill City, GA R+68
- Manasota, FL R+36
- Twin Valley, MN R+29
- Christiansburg, OH R+58
- Melcher-Dallas, IA R+39
- Blue River, CO D+18
- Pattison, TX R+37
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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.