Cade leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Cade typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cade, ~18% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cade compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cade leans more Republican than 22 of 49 neighbors.
Cade runs about 23 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cade. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Cade 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 Cade, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 90% of households in Cade are family households, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cade, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cade looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Cade own their home, about 17 points above the Louisiana average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lozes, LA R+61
- New Iberia, LA R+24
- Broussard, LA R+43
- Levert, LA R+5
- Jefferson Island, LA R+81
- Youngsville, LA R+57
- St. Martinville, LA R+24
- Oubre, LA R+62
- Delcambre, LA R+67
- Olivier, LA R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adah, PA R+37
- Toledo, GA R+82
- Larone, ME R+23
- Arnegard, ND R+76
- Usk, WA R+44
- Sarahsville, OH R+65
- Little Birch, WV R+58
- Johns, MS R+69
- Turk Lake, MI R+45
- Osage, MN R+51
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.