Cameron Parish is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Cameron Parish typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cameron Parish, ~5% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cameron Parish compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Cameron Parish is the most Republican-leaning.
Cameron Parish runs about 64 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Cameron Parish. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+88) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+75), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Cameron Parish leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cameron Parish, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Cameron Parish live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Louisiana average of 25%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Cameron Parish sits in the bottom quarter (about 17%, below 77% of counties). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Cameron Parish are family households, in the top fraction of counties.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Cameron Parish, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cameron Parish looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Cameron Parish own their home, about 18 points above the Louisiana average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Calcasieu Parish, LA R+29
- Jefferson Davis Parish, LA R+60
- Orange County, TX R+59
- Jefferson County, TX D+8
- Beauregard Parish, LA R+70
- Allen Parish, LA R+48
- Acadia Parish, LA R+54
- Newton County, TX R+61
- Vermilion Parish, LA R+55
- Hardin County, TX R+68
Counties with Similar Populations
- Tripp County, SD R+58
- Dixon County, NE R+56
- Cook County, MN D+32
- Putnam County, IL R+28
- Lynn County, TX R+61
- Lincoln County, MN R+49
- Bent County, CO R+29
- Gray County, KS R+73
- Calhoun County, GA D+13
- Audubon County, IA R+46
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.