East Carroll Parish, LA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in East Carroll Parish

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

East Carroll Parish leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.

 

About 52% of adults in East Carroll Parish typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Carroll Parish, ~31% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How East Carroll Parish compares

Among counties within 50 miles, East Carroll Parish leans more Democratic than 9 of 12 neighbors.

East Carroll Parish runs about 40 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while East Carroll Parish is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by city within East Carroll Parish. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+85) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+35), a spread of about 120 points.

Why East Carroll Parish leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for East Carroll Parish, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 51% of adults in East Carroll Parish have never been married, well above similar-sized counties (around 29%). East Carroll Parish runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; East Carroll Parish, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in East Carroll Parish looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. East Carroll Parish 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 38%, about 17 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 44% of adults in East Carroll Parish report food insecurity, in the top fraction of counties. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in East Carroll Parish have completed high school, below 98% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.