Chalmette leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Chalmette typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chalmette, ~24% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chalmette compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chalmette leans more Republican than 23 of 44 neighbors.
Chalmette runs about 12 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Chalmette. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+27) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+34), a spread of about 61 points.
Why Chalmette 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 Chalmette, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Chalmette votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 93%, far above the Louisiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Chalmette sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 85% of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Chalmette, LA does.
Why turnout in Chalmette looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 41% of households in Chalmette rent, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Chalmette sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Chalmette report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Arabi, LA R+18
- Meraux, LA R+39
- Violet, LA D+25
- Terrytown, LA D+27
- New Orleans, LA D+25
- Gretna, LA D+20
- Timberlane, LA D+16
- Poydras, LA R+42
- Harvey, LA D+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- McNair, VA D+46
- Petal, MS R+60
- Ferndale, MI D+53
- Campbellsville, KY R+46
- Gardner, MA D+3
- Jollyville, TX D+27
- Crest Hill, IL D+15
- Durant, OK R+39
- Spring Lake, NC D+14
- Gatesville, TX R+43
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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.