Friendship leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Friendship typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Friendship, ~21% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Friendship compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Friendship leans more Republican than 18 of 49 neighbors.
Friendship runs about 12 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Friendship 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 Friendship, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Friendship hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Louisiana average of 19%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Friendship, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Friendship looks the way it does
Turnout in Friendship sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Danville, LA R+35
- Bienville, LA R+31
- Lucky, LA R+64
- Saline, LA R+39
- Liberty Hill, LA R+18
- Readheimer, LA R+81
- Hodge, LA R+34
- North Hodge, LA R+37
- East Hodge, LA R+16
- Gansville, LA R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fair Hill, MD R+44
- Henlopen Acres, DE D+22
- Henshaw, KY R+64
- Cherrystone, VA D+6
- Walkerville, AR R+45
- Brooklyn, KY R+62
- Judson, WV R+60
- Brimson, MO R+70
- Paw Paw, OK R+61
- Darracott, MS R+41
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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.