Bolinger is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Bolinger typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bolinger, ~14% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bolinger compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bolinger leans more Republican than 26 of 52 neighbors.
Bolinger runs about 32 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bolinger. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Bolinger 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 Bolinger, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Bolinger hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Bolinger sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Bolinger are family households, above 87% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Bolinger, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bolinger looks the way it does
Turnout in Bolinger 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
- Plain Dealing, LA R+21
- Collinsburg, LA R+12
- Redland, LA R+70
- Carterville, LA R+70
- Kizer, AR R+47
- Mot, LA R+70
- Canale, AR R+42
- Missionary, LA R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Peedee, KY R+60
- Varney, WV R+77
- Sickles, OK R+74
- Darnell, LA R+62
- St. Ann, MS D+10
- Amo, IN R+60
- Maxinkuckee, IN R+51
- Weybridge Hill, VT D+14
- Capulin, CO R+22
- Liberty, FL R+69
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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.