Clarks is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Clarks typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clarks, ~8% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clarks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clarks leans more Republican than 6 of 34 neighbors.
Clarks runs about 52 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Clarks 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 Clarks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Clarks drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Clarks sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 96% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Clarks, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Clarks looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 76% of adults in Clarks have completed high school, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 90%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Clarks report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Grayson, LA R+81
- Holum, LA R+95
- Kelly, LA R+93
- Columbia, LA R+59
- Columbia Heights, LA R+64
- Copenhagen, LA R+81
- Standard, LA R+91
- Riverton, LA R+57
- Olla, LA R+91
- Rosefield, LA R+94
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lockesburg, AR R+70
- Clayton, MI R+48
- Millmont, PA R+66
- Ridgecrest, NC D+11
- Brierfield, AL R+70
- Sugar Grove, PA R+55
- Wardensville, WV R+60
- West Point, KY R+52
- Worthington Hills, KY D+31
- Coloma, WI R+37
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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.