Bell City is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Bell City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bell City, ~7% vote Democratic, ~82% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bell City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bell City leans more Republican than 19 of 22 neighbors.
Bell City runs about 62 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Bell City 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 Bell City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 90% of households in Bell City are family households, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Bell City, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Bell City looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 99% of households in Bell City own their home, about 23 points above the Louisiana average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hayes, LA R+82
- Holmwood, LA R+77
- Lacassine, LA R+75
- Thornwell, LA R+82
- Iowa, LA R+46
- Manchester, LA R+71
- Welsh, LA R+58
- Sweet Lake, LA R+88
- Woodlawn, LA R+80
- Lake Charles, LA R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Marion, SD R+51
- Turners Station, KY R+57
- Virginia City, NV R+37
- Middletown Springs, VT R+14
- Baxter, KY R+68
- Meadow Bridge, WV R+57
- Surrency, GA R+50
- Selma, MO R+50
- Braymer, MO R+57
- Sardis, TN R+77
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.