Belcher leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Belcher typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belcher, ~21% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belcher compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Belcher leans more Republican than 17 of 54 neighbors.
Belcher runs about 23 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Belcher. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Belcher 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 Belcher, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Belcher live in densely developed areas, about 20 points below the Louisiana average of 25%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Belcher, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Belcher looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Belcher is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Belcher own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dixie, LA R+59
- Gilliam, LA R+21
- Oil City, LA R+43
- Sentell, LA R+53
- Ferry Lake, LA R+61
- Hughes, LA R+37
- Hosston, LA R+52
- Benton, LA R+58
- Blanchard, LA R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Keltonburg, TN R+74
- Sterling, WA R+10
- London, WI Even
- Tippettville, GA R+21
- Woodmere, NJ R+38
- New Fairfield, IN R+66
- Kramer, GA R+53
- Troy Town, WV R+70
- Tuppers Plains, OH R+63
- Conroy, IA R+33
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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.