Cottonport leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Cottonport typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cottonport, ~20% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cottonport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cottonport leans more Republican than 4 of 50 neighbors.
Cottonport runs about 14 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cottonport. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+40), a spread of about 48 points.
Why Cottonport 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 Cottonport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Cottonport hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Cottonport drive to work alone, above 80% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cottonport, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Cottonport looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cottonport 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 44%, about 11 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 39% of households in Cottonport rent, compared to around 24% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Cottonport report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Long Bridge, LA R+27
- Evergreen, LA R+57
- Plaucheville, LA R+81
- Mansura, LA R+4
- Moreauville, LA R+62
- Hessmer, LA R+73
- Hamburg, LA R+64
- Bunkie, LA R+4
- Dupont, LA R+81
- Le Moyen, LA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Forest City, IA R+22
- Dayton, VA R+49
- Frederica, DE R+12
- Paxton, IL R+33
- Hodges, SC R+39
- Fair Grove, MO R+58
- Paris, AR R+57
- Lavonia, GA R+52
- Harmony, PA R+32
- Blue Ridge, VA R+49
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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.