Belle River is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Belle River typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belle River, ~7% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belle River compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Belle River leans more Republican than 51 of 54 neighbors.
Belle River runs about 56 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Belle River 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 Belle River, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Belle River hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Belle River sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 94% of cities).
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Belle River, LA does.
Why turnout in Belle River looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Belle River 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 63%, above 59% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Belle River own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Amelia, LA R+20
- Morgan City, LA R+36
- Berwick, LA R+71
- Glenwild, LA R+74
- Chula, LA R+73
- Bayou Vista, LA R+72
- Supreme, LA D+5
- Georgia, LA D+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adamsville, TX R+72
- Cofer, KY R+67
- Metaline Falls, WA R+39
- Gresham, MI R+42
- Idlewood, IL R+46
- Boggs, WV R+72
- Winn, ME R+38
- Amador City, CA R+29
- Clubview Heights, AL R+30
- Monroe Junction, WA R+16
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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.