Chula is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Chula typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chula, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chula compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chula leans more Republican than 53 of 65 neighbors.
Chula runs about 51 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Chula. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+19) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+82), a spread of about 100 points.
Why Chula 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 Chula, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Chula hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Chula are family households, above 93% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Chula, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Chula looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Chula is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Chula report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 61% of adults in Chula have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Amelia, LA R+20
- Labadieville, LA R+63
- Georgia, LA D+19
- Donner, LA R+46
- Supreme, LA D+5
- Morvant, LA R+76
- Leighton, LA R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alfordsville, IN R+70
- Elamville, AL R+19
- Elba, LA R+82
- Moro Bay, AR R+59
- Emmons, WV R+54
- Voss, ND R+56
- Straight Mountain, AL R+83
- Stranger, TX R+70
- Streeter, TX R+66
- Disco, IL R+57
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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.