Edgard leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Edgard typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edgard, ~61% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edgard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edgard leans more Democratic than 59 of 64 neighbors.
Edgard runs about 65 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Edgard is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Edgard. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+62) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 72 points.
Why Edgard 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 Edgard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Edgard votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Edgard runs about 65 points more Democratic. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Edgard sits in the top quarter (about 38%, above 86% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Edgard have never been married, above 81% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Edgard, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Edgard looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Edgard is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 59%, below 61% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Edgard own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Reserve, LA D+17
- Garyville, LA D+2
- Mount Airy, LA R+33
- Wallace, LA R+51
- Killona, LA D+84
- Laplace, LA D+25
- Gramercy, LA R+9
- Lutcher, LA D+28
- North Vacherie, LA D+63
- Pleasure Bend, LA R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eros, LA R+80
- Pleasantdale, WV R+66
- Buchanan, TN R+64
- Goldthwaite, TX R+65
- Smyrna Landing, DE R+43
- Dresser, WI R+33
- Owensville, OH R+56
- Bristol, IL R+4
- Middletown, CA R+9
- Canyonville, OR R+28
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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.