Carlyss is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Carlyss typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carlyss, ~12% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carlyss compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carlyss leans more Republican than 8 of 23 neighbors.
Carlyss runs about 46 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Carlyss. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Carlyss 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 Carlyss, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Carlyss votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 62%, far above the Louisiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Carlyss, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Carlyss looks the way it does
Turnout in Carlyss sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sulphur, LA R+64
- Westlake, LA R+58
- Lake Charles, LA R+6
- Buhler, LA R+85
- Ged, LA R+89
- Vinton, LA R+68
- Moss Bluff, LA R+62
- Perkins, LA R+83
- Hackberry, LA R+88
- Toomey, LA R+83
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Milton, OH R+49
- Laingsburg, MI R+24
- Dequincy, LA R+63
- Lakeland, GA R+39
- South Williamsport, PA R+27
- Cherry Valley, CA R+27
- Woodville, TX R+56
- Colbert, GA R+45
- West Jefferson, NC R+46
- Merion Station, PA D+58
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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.