Edgefield leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Edgefield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edgefield, ~25% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edgefield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edgefield leans more Republican than 19 of 49 neighbors.
Edgefield runs about 8 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Edgefield. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+82), a spread of about 89 points.
Why Edgefield 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 Edgefield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Edgefield drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Edgefield, LA sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Edgefield looks the way it does
Turnout in Edgefield sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coushatta, LA R+5
- East Point, LA R+16
- Mount Zion, LA R+67
- Hanna, LA D+60
- Martin, LA R+82
- Grand Bayou, LA D+21
- Hall Summit, LA R+81
- Liberty, LA R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bunker Hill, TN R+65
- Burke, TN R+70
- Pom-o-sa Heights, MO R+62
- Granville, IN R+51
- Jeddo, AL R+73
- Golden Eagle, IL R+53
- Palmer, KS R+73
- Reynolds, MO R+70
- Rhame, ND R+80
- Sandy Hollow-Escondidas, TX R+69
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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.