Carterville is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Carterville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carterville, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carterville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carterville leans more Republican than 41 of 48 neighbors.
Carterville runs about 48 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Carterville 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 Carterville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Carterville live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Louisiana average of 25%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Carterville sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 77% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Carterville are family households, above 79% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Carterville, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Carterville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Carterville 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Redland, LA R+70
- Porterville, LA R+67
- State Line, AR R+60
- Springhill, LA R+24
- Kizer, AR R+47
- Mot, LA R+70
- Bolinger, LA R+54
- Cullen, LA R+7
- Sarepta, LA R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lyonsdale, NY R+45
- Lane, TN R+74
- Byrds Creek, WI R+27
- Morgansville, OH R+61
- Carey, TX R+79
- Capels, WV R+74
- Hamner, AL D+48
- Burns City, IN R+68
- Sheridan, NV R+49
- Carwood, IN R+50
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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.