Gheens is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Gheens typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gheens, ~4% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gheens compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gheens leans more Republican than 56 of 57 neighbors.
Gheens runs about 62 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Gheens 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 Gheens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Gheens live in densely developed areas, about 24 points below the Louisiana average of 25%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Gheens fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Gheens are family households, above 98% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Gheens, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Gheens looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gheens 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 48%, about 7 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Gheens report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mathews, LA R+55
- Lockport, LA R+76
- McLeod, LA R+81
- Norah, LA R+82
- Raceland, LA R+45
- Bayou Gauche, LA R+87
- Des Allemands, LA R+57
- Larose, LA R+73
- Bayou Blue, LA R+75
- Grandbois, LA R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Blue Ball, PA R+42
- Lolita, TX R+75
- Greenfield, PA R+56
- Hilliards, PA R+58
- Madrid, AL R+80
- Teaberry, KY R+69
- Heizer, WV R+58
- Ryan, OK R+67
- North Londonderry, NH R+2
- Plainfield, IA R+47
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.