Coushatta leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Coushatta typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coushatta, ~30% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coushatta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coushatta leans more Republican than 11 of 51 neighbors.
Coushatta runs about 17 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Coushatta. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+56) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+72), a spread of about 128 points.
Why Coushatta 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 Coushatta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Coushatta drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Coushatta sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 78% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Coushatta, 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 Coushatta looks the way it does
Turnout in Coushatta sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hanna, LA D+60
- Edgefield, LA R+30
- Mount Zion, LA R+67
- East Point, LA R+16
- Lake End, LA D+22
- Martin, LA R+82
- Liberty, LA R+81
- Fairview Alpha, LA R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dry Fork, VA R+52
- Asbury, NJ R+25
- Amity, OR R+28
- Eastpoint, FL R+53
- Pretty Bayou, FL R+32
- Notasulga, AL R+25
- Greensburg, LA D+6
- Wayland, NY R+45
- Bechtelsville, PA R+33
- Wiscasset, ME Even
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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.