Buras leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Buras typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Buras, ~24% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Buras compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Buras leans more Republican than 3 of 6 neighbors.
Buras runs about 8 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Buras. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Buras 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 Buras, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Buras hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Buras runs against that pattern.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Buras, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Buras looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Buras is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 43%, about 13 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Triumph, LA R+42
- Empire, LA R+21
- Boothville, LA R+34
- Venice, LA R+33
- Port Sulphur, LA D+6
- Pointe a la Hache, LA D+71
- Davant, LA D+54
- Harlem, LA D+32
- Grand Isle, LA R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zuni, VA R+43
- Browns Valley, CA R+35
- Hubbard Lake, MI R+44
- Lakesite, TN R+47
- Valley View, OH R+23
- Cut and Shoot, TX R+55
- Wooster, AR R+61
- Mazeppa, MN R+40
- Wickliffe, KY R+65
- Drasco, AR R+71
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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.