Belair Cove is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Belair Cove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belair Cove, ~11% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belair Cove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Belair Cove leans more Republican than 34 of 51 neighbors.
Belair Cove runs about 46 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Belair Cove. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Belair Cove 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 Belair Cove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Belair Cove are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Belair Cove sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Belair Cove, 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 Belair Cove looks the way it does
Turnout in Belair Cove 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
- Point Blue, LA R+39
- Prairie Ronde, LA R+35
- Plaisance, LA R+38
- Ville Platte, LA R+18
- Tate Cove, LA R+62
- Washington, LA R+68
- Chataignier, LA R+57
- Swords, LA R+18
- Lawtell, LA R+9
- Vidrine, LA R+83
Cities with Similar Populations
- Swaledale, IA R+41
- Lake Bonaparte, NY R+54
- Galen, TN R+71
- DeSmet, ID R+57
- Lebanon, KS R+74
- Kempton, IL R+58
- Sandy Ridge, PA R+44
- Barstow, TX R+31
- Reidsville, NY R+18
- Little Lake, MI R+20
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.