Dry Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Dry Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dry Creek, ~4% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dry Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dry Creek leans more Republican than 21 of 26 neighbors.
Dry Creek runs about 67 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Dry Creek drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Dry Creek sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 76% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Dry Creek, LA sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Dry Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Dry Creek 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
- Sugartown, LA R+90
- Grant, LA R+87
- Mittie, LA R+86
- Reeves, LA R+88
- Ikes, LA R+88
- Longville, LA R+93
- Leblanc, LA R+87
- Reids, LA R+88
- Bel, LA R+88
- Deridder, LA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lake Quivira, KS R+9
- Emery, SD R+69
- Vulcan, MI R+37
- Cygnet, OH R+50
- South Monterey, MI R+43
- St. James, LA D+81
- Brownlow, WV R+56
- Kidder, MO R+64
- Clarkson, NE R+66
- Brownville, NY R+33
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.