Baker is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Baker typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Baker, ~54% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Baker compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Baker leans more Democratic than 55 of 57 neighbors.
Baker runs about 78 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Baker is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Baker. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+70) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+22), a spread of about 48 points.
Why Baker 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 Baker, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Baker is about 17%, about 55 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 44% of adults in Baker have never been married, above 96% of cities. Baker runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Baker, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Baker looks the way it does
Turnout in Baker 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
- Zachary, LA Even
- Merrydale, LA D+85
- Central, LA R+47
- Sunrise, LA D+4
- Pride, LA R+65
- Milldale, LA R+27
- Greenwell Springs, LA R+56
- Port Hudson, LA R+31
- Slaughter, LA R+28
- Port Allen, LA Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- La Grange, IL D+31
- Marlboro, NJ R+14
- St. Albans, WV R+27
- Jerome, ID R+43
- Rutherford, NJ D+13
- Saugerties, NY D+6
- South Orange, NJ D+73
- Enola, PA R+9
- Wade Hampton, SC R+13
- Seaford, NY R+35
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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.