Elm Park is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Elm Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elm Park, ~14% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elm Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elm Park leans more Republican than 44 of 54 neighbors.
Elm Park runs about 40 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Elm Park. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Elm Park leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Elm Park. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Elm Park, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Elm Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Elm Park 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Francisville, LA R+36
- Hardwood, LA R+58
- Jackson, LA R+34
- Wakefield, LA R+83
- Lindsay, LA R+53
- Wickliffe, LA R+7
- Port Hudson, LA R+31
- Gurley, LA D+4
- Ventress, LA R+44
- New Roads, LA D+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Evant, TX R+75
- Vera Cruz, IN R+70
- South Wilmington, IL R+39
- Glenmore, WV R+50
- Copeland, KS R+76
- Sod, WV R+63
- Sunshine, NM R+27
- Sunshine, LA D+14
- Middletown, MO R+69
- Newsoms, VA R+22
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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.