Echo is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Echo typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Echo, ~7% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Echo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Echo leans more Republican than 30 of 50 neighbors.
Echo runs about 52 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Echo 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 Echo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Echo live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Louisiana average of 25%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Echo, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Echo looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 23% of adults in Echo report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Echo rent, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wilson Point, LA R+78
- Fifth Ward, LA R+86
- Cheneyville, LA Even
- Hessmer, LA R+73
- Lecompte, LA R+24
- Lone Pine, LA R+70
- Moncla, LA R+67
- Marksville, LA R+33
- Center Point, LA R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cubero, NM D+16
- Perry, IL R+59
- Canaan, IN R+60
- East Monkton, VT D+12
- Central City, AR R+67
- Knox City, MO R+71
- St. Lawrence, WI R+42
- Carlsborg, WA Even
- Cutler, IL R+50
- Corwin, OH R+59
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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.