Dodson is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Dodson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dodson, ~5% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dodson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dodson leans more Republican than 23 of 33 neighbors.
Dodson runs about 60 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Dodson 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 Dodson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Dodson hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Dodson are family households, above 76% of cities.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Dodson, LA does.
Why turnout in Dodson looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Dodson report food insecurity, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Wyatt, LA R+44
- Joyce, LA R+87
- Sikes, LA R+88
- Calvin, LA R+63
- Winnfield, LA R+22
- Jonesboro, LA R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gilmore City, IA R+53
- Opelika, TX R+78
- Sunnyside, KY R+47
- Chewey, OK R+61
- Orffs Corner, ME R+19
- Salisbury Heights, NH R+9
- Worsham, VA R+11
- Rosendale, MO R+58
- Tee Lake, IN R+32
- Milner Crossroads, GA R+53
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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.