Brownsfield-Central leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Brownsfield-Central typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brownsfield-Central, ~36% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brownsfield-Central compares
Brownsfield-Central runs about 15 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Brownsfield-Central. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+64) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+70), a spread of about 134 points.
Why Brownsfield-Central leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Brownsfield-Central, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 33% of residents in Brownsfield-Central live in densely developed areas, about 8 points above the Louisiana average of 25%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Brownsfield-Central, Baton Rouge, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Brownsfield-Central looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Brownsfield-Central 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 61%, about 6 points above the Louisiana average of 55%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 89% of households in Brownsfield-Central own their home, compared to around 53% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Greenwell Springs-Central Area, Baton Rouge, LA D+35
- Baker-Zachary Area, Baker, LA D+33
- Scotlandville, Baton Rouge, LA D+84
- Park Forest-Louisiana North, Baton Rouge, LA D+45
- Mid City North, Baton Rouge, LA D+84
- Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge, LA D+66
- Belfair, Baton Rouge, LA D+86
- Broadmoor-Sherwood, Baton Rouge, LA D+22
- Mid City South, Baton Rouge, LA D+5
- Garden District, Baton Rouge, LA D+63
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Westview, Pacifica, CA D+52
- Wilshire Estates-Savannah Mall, Savannah, GA D+43
- Windsor Village North, Santa Ana, CA D+24
- Starin Central, Buffalo, NY D+58
- Webber-Camden, Minneapolis, MN D+61
- Olde Providence South, Charlotte, NC D+3
- Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore, MD D+67
- Turners, Dundalk, MD D+12
- Old West End, Toledo, OH D+75
- Northwestside, Lansing, MI D+36
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.