Catuna is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Catuna typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Catuna, ~19% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Catuna compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Catuna leans more Republican than 24 of 47 neighbors.
Catuna runs about 30 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Catuna. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+70), a spread of about 76 points.
Why Catuna 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 Catuna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Catuna drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Catuna are family households, above 87% of cities.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Catuna, LA does.
Why turnout in Catuna looks the way it does
Turnout in Catuna sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lula, LA R+63
- South Mansfield, LA D+39
- Union Springs, LA R+77
- Mansfield, LA D+44
- Hunter, LA R+70
- Converse, LA R+77
- Pelican, LA R+19
- Mitchell, LA R+85
- Naborton, LA Even
- Stanley, LA R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adams Basin, NY R+23
- Honora, GA R+51
- Honey Hill, NC R+23
- Kingston, UT R+77
- Siddonsville, AL D+4
- Shonkin, MT R+51
- Sherack, MN R+52
- Shanghai City, IL R+42
- St. Michael, NE R+69
- Rowden, TX R+78
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.