Bentley is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Bentley typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bentley, ~4% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bentley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bentley leans more Republican than 41 of 58 neighbors.
Bentley runs about 65 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Bentley 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 Bentley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Bentley drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Bentley, LA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Bentley looks the way it does
Turnout in Bentley 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
- Dry Prong, LA R+85
- Pollock, LA R+85
- Simms, LA R+81
- Rock Hill, LA R+71
- Bagdad, LA R+62
- Timber Trails, LA R+78
- Fishville, LA R+85
- Tioga, LA R+21
- Ball, LA R+67
- Verda, LA R+90
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hankamer, TX R+47
- Fidelity, MO R+63
- Cartwright, OK R+66
- Cheshire, OR R+20
- Mount Morris, PA R+56
- Stoudertown, OH R+48
- Genoa, NE R+61
- Sandhill, MS R+60
- St. George, GA R+82
- Elkhart, IA R+34
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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.