Davant is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Davant typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Davant, ~48% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Davant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Davant leans more Democratic than 28 of 30 neighbors.
Davant runs about 76 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Davant is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Davant. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+72) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+52), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Davant 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 Davant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 76% of residents in Davant are Black or African American, about 50 points above the Louisiana average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Davant have never been married, above 92% of cities. Davant runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Davant, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Davant looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 32% of adults in Davant report food insecurity, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Davant have completed high school, below 91% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Davant sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Harlem, LA D+32
- Pointe a la Hache, LA D+71
- Port Sulphur, LA D+6
- Braithwaite, LA D+28
- Bertrandville, LA R+10
- Dalcour, LA R+10
- Lafitte, LA R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ilasco, MO R+62
- Gilead, IL R+57
- Hazel Run, MN R+52
- Munson, MI R+54
- Wilhoit, AZ R+54
- Bishop Hill, IL R+33
- Oak Orchard, NY R+46
- Ready, KY R+70
- Beckwith, WV R+42
- Hicks, IL R+61
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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.