Haile is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Haile typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Haile, ~4% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Haile compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Haile leans more Republican than 42 of 45 neighbors.
Haile runs about 65 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Haile 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 Haile, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 88% of households in Haile are family households, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Haile sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 83% of cities). A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Haile fits that profile on both counts.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Haile, LA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Haile looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 25% of adults in Haile report food insecurity, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Haile have completed high school, below 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Linville, LA R+79
- Dean, LA R+82
- Spencer, LA R+82
- Marion, LA R+60
- Rocky Branch, LA R+88
- Sterlington, LA R+57
- Litroe, LA R+60
- Sheltons, LA R+48
- Wall Lake, LA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngs, NY R+32
- Zim, MN R+23
- Libertytown, MD R+41
- Orysa, TN Even
- Trout River, NY R+38
- Cornwall Furnace, AL R+71
- Wymer, WV R+66
- Torpedo, PA R+53
- Garden Corners, MI R+31
- West Parishville, NY R+14
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.