Fields is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Fields typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fields, ~7% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fields compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fields leans more Republican than 15 of 29 neighbors.
Fields runs about 58 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fields. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+88) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+77), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Fields 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 Fields, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Fields live in densely developed areas, about 20 points below the Louisiana average of 25%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Fields sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Fields, 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 Fields looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Fields own their home, about 17 points above the Louisiana average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dequincy, LA R+63
- Singer, LA R+82
- Bivens, LA R+77
- Perkins, LA R+83
- Old Salem, TX R+63
- Starks, LA R+84
- Fawil, TX R+66
- Oretta, LA R+89
- Trout Creek, TX R+63
- Buhler, LA R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stone City, IA R+31
- Shandy, TN R+50
- Neptune, TN R+58
- Naubinway, MI R+42
- Richmond, MS R+67
- Stockard, TX R+77
- Rondo, MO R+69
- Romancoke on the Bay, MD R+28
- Roslyn, SD R+44
- Wetzel, MI R+38
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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.