Bossier City leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Bossier City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bossier City, ~26% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bossier City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bossier City leans more Republican than 7 of 51 neighbors.
Bossier City runs about 6 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bossier City. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+40) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+39), a spread of about 79 points.
Why Bossier 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 Bossier City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bossier City votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 69%, far above the Louisiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bossier City, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bossier City looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 40% of households in Bossier City rent, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Bossier City report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Barksdale Afb, LA R+5
- Dixie Gardens, LA Even
- Caplis, LA R+45
- Eastwood, LA R+65
- Bodcau, LA R+50
- Shreveport, LA D+29
- Haughton, LA R+55
- Curtis, LA R+66
- Sligo, LA R+58
- Sentell, LA R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fort Pierce, FL D+4
- Salisbury, NC R+14
- Rockville, MD D+50
- Highland, CA D+6
- Bolingbrook, IL D+29
- Redlands, CA D+3
- Wake Forest, NC D+9
- Mount Vernon, NY D+69
- Lodi, CA R+8
- Woodbury, MN D+22
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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.