Eola is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Eola typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eola, ~11% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eola leans more Republican than 20 of 57 neighbors.
Eola runs about 36 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Eola leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Eola. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Eola, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Eola looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Eola 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 43%, about 13 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 47% of adults in Eola report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Eola have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bunkie, LA R+4
- Gold Dust, LA R+65
- Lone Pine, LA R+70
- St. Landry, LA R+79
- Cheneyville, LA Even
- Evergreen, LA R+57
- Hessmer, LA R+73
- Clearwater, LA R+86
- Cottonport, LA R+8
- Whiteville, LA R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yolyn, WV R+72
- Alton, UT R+51
- Morton, AR R+75
- Swett, SD R+16
- Old Columbine, AZ R+71
- Ogemaw, AR R+4
- North Johns, AL R+73
- Perth, IN R+59
- Old Station, CA R+44
- Mccabe, MT R+11
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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.