Cullen leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Cullen typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cullen, ~29% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cullen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cullen leans more Republican than 4 of 50 neighbors.
Cullen runs about 15 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cullen. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+57) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+63), a spread of about 120 points.
Why Cullen 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 Cullen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Cullen hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Cullen runs against that pattern.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Cullen, LA does.
Why turnout in Cullen looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cullen 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 47%, about 8 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Cullen rent, above 89% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in Cullen report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Springhill, LA R+24
- Porterville, LA R+67
- Sarepta, LA R+76
- Welcome, AR R+67
- Old Shongaloo, LA R+85
- Shongaloo, LA R+76
- Carterville, LA R+70
- State Line, AR R+60
- Taylor, AR R+69
- Dayson, LA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Royalton, PA R+29
- Mill Run, PA R+61
- Dowell, MD R+2
- Cordova, IL R+30
- Covington, PA R+56
- Call, TX R+72
- Paoli, OK R+66
- Delight, AR R+59
- Pennellwood, MI R+27
- Craggie Hope, TN 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.