Bee Bayou is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Bee Bayou typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bee Bayou, ~9% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bee Bayou compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bee Bayou leans more Republican than 23 of 40 neighbors.
Bee Bayou runs about 49 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bee Bayou. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+65) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+88), a spread of about 153 points.
Why Bee Bayou 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 Bee Bayou, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Bee Bayou drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bee Bayou, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Bee Bayou looks the way it does
Turnout in Bee Bayou 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
- Jonesburg, LA R+86
- Rayville, LA R+19
- Archibald, LA R+75
- Girard, LA R+80
- Dunn, LA R+63
- Dehlco, LA R+67
- Oak Ridge, LA R+60
- Holly Ridge, LA R+80
- Start, LA R+79
- Delhi, LA R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Acme, WA Even
- Allenport, PA R+32
- Ozone, AR R+63
- Longtown, TN D+33
- Longview, LA R+86
- Hinesville, VA R+52
- Tehama, CA R+56
- Fouke, TX R+71
- Whitehead, AL R+78
- Westwood, MO D+11
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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.