Gray leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Gray typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gray, ~18% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gray compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gray leans more Republican than 20 of 64 neighbors.
Gray runs about 18 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gray. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+77), a spread of about 81 points.
Why Gray 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 Gray, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gray votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, modestly above the Louisiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Gray sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 79% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Gray, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Gray looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 26% of adults in Gray report food insecurity, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Gray have completed high school, below 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Schriever, LA R+53
- Rousseau, LA R+74
- Bayou Cane, LA R+47
- Crescent, LA R+43
- Lafourche, LA R+81
- Bayou Blue, LA R+75
- Houma, LA R+37
- Thibodaux, LA R+33
- Mandalay, LA R+71
- Leighton, LA R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spruce Pine, NC R+55
- Clinton, OK R+39
- Indian Orchard, MA D+25
- Socorro, NM D+4
- Newmarket, NH D+24
- Sutton, MA D+4
- New Hudson, MI R+14
- Effingham, SC R+20
- Leonia, NJ D+23
- Summit, MS R+27
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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.