Gaars Mill is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Gaars Mill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gaars Mill, ~5% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gaars Mill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gaars Mill leans more Republican than 26 of 39 neighbors.
Gaars Mill runs about 62 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Gaars Mill 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 Gaars Mill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Gaars Mill drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Gaars Mill are family households, above 82% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Gaars Mill, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Gaars Mill looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Gaars Mill report food insecurity, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Sikes, LA R+88
- Hudson, LA R+85
- Tannehill, LA R+80
- Womack, LA R+82
- Weston, LA R+72
- Wyatt, LA R+44
- Jonesboro, LA R+26
- Joyce, LA R+87
- Chatham, LA R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hockley, VA R+44
- Stonington, MI R+31
- Stirum, ND R+56
- Whiteway, TX R+76
- Elsmere, NE R+83
- Maple Grove, ME R+30
- Lockhart, MN R+38
- White Rock, NM D+11
- Dalark, AR R+14
- Queenstown, PA R+61
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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.