Blanks is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Blanks typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blanks, ~13% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blanks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blanks leans more Republican than 41 of 56 neighbors.
Blanks runs about 40 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Blanks. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Blanks 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 Blanks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Blanks hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Blanks drive to work alone, above 86% of cities.
Multifamily housing and voter turnout
Places with a low multifamily-housing share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; Blanks, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Apartment housing does not change how people vote; it reflects urban density and renting.
Why turnout in Blanks looks the way it does
Turnout in Blanks 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
- Fordoche, LA R+64
- Lottie, LA R+34
- Livonia, LA R+69
- Valverda, LA R+51
- Oscar, LA R+72
- Maringouin, LA D+20
- Torbert, LA R+72
- Mix, LA R+72
- Labarre, LA D+50
- Slacks, LA D+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stuart, AR R+67
- Floe, WV R+63
- Florence, AR D+18
- Kennedy, MN R+23
- Fargo, WI R+27
- Johnsonburg, NY R+51
- Jesse, OK R+65
- Tennant, IA R+54
- Ellis, NE R+59
- Egypt Mills, MO R+62
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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.