Bayou Cane leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Bayou Cane typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bayou Cane, ~16% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bayou Cane compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bayou Cane leans more Republican than 18 of 49 neighbors.
Bayou Cane runs about 25 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bayou Cane. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Bayou Cane 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 Bayou Cane, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Bayou Cane drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Bayou Cane, LA does.
Why turnout in Bayou Cane looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 36% of households in Bayou Cane rent, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Bayou Cane report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Houma, LA R+37
- Mandalay, LA R+71
- Bayou Blue, LA R+75
- Crescent, LA R+43
- Gray, LA R+40
- Schriever, LA R+53
- Rousseau, LA R+74
- Gibson, LA R+19
- Bourg, LA R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Riverton, NJ D+10
- Caldwell, NJ Even
- Hatfield, PA D+5
- Greenfield, CA D+28
- Radford, VA R+7
- Homewood, IL D+60
- Westwood, NJ D+3
- Kirksville, MO R+9
- East Amherst, NY D+6
- Chehalis, WA R+27
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.