Calcasieu is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Calcasieu typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Calcasieu, ~5% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Calcasieu compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Calcasieu leans more Republican than 33 of 45 neighbors.
Calcasieu runs about 62 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Calcasieu 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 Calcasieu, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Calcasieu are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Calcasieu, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Calcasieu looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Calcasieu 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 62%, about 7 points above the Louisiana average of 55%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Calcasieu own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Calcasieu have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hineston, LA R+86
- Melder, LA R+82
- Elmer, LA R+80
- Sieper, LA R+80
- Union Hill, LA R+84
- Leander, LA R+87
- Glenmora, LA R+70
- Otis, LA R+80
- Westport, LA R+88
- Gardner, LA R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ranshaw, PA R+56
- Cora, WY R+50
- Elbe, WA R+34
- West Hollis, ME R+29
- Chestnut, IL R+55
- Hamlin, PA R+57
- Eden Mills, VT R+29
- Patten, GA R+57
- Parkertown, OH R+45
- Plum Tree, VA R+37
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.