Des Allemands is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Des Allemands typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Des Allemands, ~13% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Des Allemands compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Des Allemands leans more Republican than 45 of 72 neighbors.
Des Allemands runs about 35 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Des Allemands. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+87) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Des Allemands 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 Des Allemands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Des Allemands drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Des Allemands sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Des Allemands are family households, above 91% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Des Allemands, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Des Allemands looks the way it does
Turnout in Des Allemands sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bayou Gauche, LA R+87
- Paradis, LA R+65
- Boutte, LA D+22
- Luling, LA R+39
- Gheens, LA R+84
- Mathews, LA R+55
- Kraemer, LA R+79
- Hahnville, LA D+6
- Raceland, LA R+45
- Destrehan, LA R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Epworth, GA R+65
- Barnstable, MA D+16
- Smithonia, GA R+56
- Little Valley, NY R+40
- Saratoga, WY R+54
- Stuart, IA R+44
- Alto, TX R+48
- Rock Hall, MD R+12
- Syracuse, KS R+71
- Girdwood, AK D+8
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.