Choctaw is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Choctaw typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Choctaw, ~7% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Choctaw compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Choctaw leans more Republican than 77 of 82 neighbors.
Choctaw runs about 59 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Choctaw 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 Choctaw, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Choctaw sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 33 points above the Louisiana average of 65%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Choctaw, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Choctaw looks the way it does
Turnout in Choctaw sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Golden Star Plantation, LA R+79
- Kraemer, LA R+79
- Chackbay, LA R+80
- Lafourche, LA R+81
- South Vacherie, LA R+25
- Pleasure Bend, LA R+51
- Rousseau, LA R+74
- Thibodaux, LA R+33
- Vacherie, LA D+21
- Choupique, LA R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kenneth, MN R+67
- Pearl, IL R+69
- Lytle, OH R+45
- Hambletville, NY R+35
- Days Crossroads, NC D+46
- Tiller Crossroads, AL R+50
- Sammons Point, IL R+40
- Woodward, SC D+32
- Ottawa, WV R+64
- Hepler, KS R+63
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.