Como leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Como typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Como, ~15% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Como compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Como leans more Republican than 8 of 44 neighbors.
Como runs about 25 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Como. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 79 points.
Why Como 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 Como, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Como hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Como are family households, above 76% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Como, LA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Como looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Como is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 14 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 40% of adults in Como report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Como have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Winnsboro, LA R+14
- New Light, LA R+76
- Crowville, LA R+68
- Liddieville, LA R+79
- Big Creek, LA R+89
- Baskin, LA R+85
- Swampers, LA R+86
- Gilbert, LA R+70
- Baskinton, LA R+82
- Mangham, LA R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harshaw, WI R+30
- New Salem, NC R+67
- Parmalee, FL R+69
- Dover Beaches South, NJ R+37
- Trenton, KY R+57
- Longtown, OK R+61
- Pleasant Hill, LA R+37
- Milford Square, PA R+18
- Milton, IN R+60
- Silas, AL R+4
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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.