Chatham is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Chatham typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chatham, ~11% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chatham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chatham leans more Republican than 19 of 44 neighbors.
Chatham runs about 40 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Chatham. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+88) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 50 points.
Why Chatham 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 Chatham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Chatham drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Chatham, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Chatham looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 25% of adults in Chatham report food insecurity, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 30% of households in Chatham rent, above 84% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Chatham have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Womack, LA R+82
- Vernon, LA R+48
- Weston, LA R+72
- Eros, LA R+80
- Okaloosa, LA R+87
- Vixen, LA R+82
- Gaars Mill, LA R+84
- Jonesboro, LA R+26
- Quitman, LA R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stovall, NC R+19
- Diablo, CA D+15
- Santa Anna, TX R+70
- Copake, NY D+13
- Loveville, MD R+24
- Lindsey, OH R+47
- Confluence, PA R+56
- Grays Prairie, TX R+68
- New Milton, WV R+71
- Ladd, IL R+24
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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.