Chackbay is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Chackbay typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chackbay, ~8% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chackbay compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chackbay leans more Republican than 77 of 82 neighbors.
Chackbay runs about 58 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Chackbay. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+70), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Chackbay 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 Chackbay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Chackbay are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Chackbay, 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 Chackbay looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Chackbay own their home, about 19 points above the Louisiana average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Choupique, LA R+76
- Thibodaux, LA R+33
- Choctaw, LA R+81
- Lafourche, LA R+81
- Morvant, LA R+76
- South Vacherie, LA R+25
- Leighton, LA R+19
- Golden Star Plantation, LA R+79
- Vacherie, LA D+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Buckeye Lake, OH R+38
- Walterhill, TN R+48
- Hatch, NM Even
- Chesterfield, IN R+36
- Odum, GA R+81
- Hudson, IL R+36
- Pomona Park, FL R+58
- Upper Lake, CA R+7
- Sullivan, OH R+57
- Melbourne, KY R+46
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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.