Buckner is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Buckner typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Buckner, ~5% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Buckner compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Buckner leans more Republican than 30 of 51 neighbors.
Buckner runs about 56 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Buckner. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+76), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Buckner 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 Buckner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Buckner live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Louisiana average of 25%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Buckner, LA sits below the national average 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 Buckner looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Buckner report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Buckner have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Charlieville, LA R+83
- Richwood, LA D+67
- Mangham, LA R+73
- Dehlco, LA R+67
- Crew Lake, LA Even
- Blankston, LA R+48
- Start, LA R+79
- Hebert, LA R+84
- Girard, LA R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spicer, OR R+46
- Nipinnawasee, CA R+25
- Williamsville, MI R+29
- Dakota, IL R+44
- Highland, AR R+60
- Hebron, TN D+9
- Mellen, WI R+25
- Sunset, GA R+60
- Golden, MO R+57
- Brownstown, IL R+67
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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.