Hebert is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Hebert typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hebert, ~4% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hebert compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hebert leans more Republican than 33 of 47 neighbors.
Hebert runs about 62 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hebert. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Hebert 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 Hebert, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Hebert hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Hebert sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 90% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hebert, LA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Hebert looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hebert 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 47%, about 8 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Hebert report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Hebert have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Columbia Heights, LA R+64
- Riverton, LA R+57
- Columbia, LA R+59
- Mason, LA R+84
- Liddieville, LA R+79
- Charlieville, LA R+83
- Blankston, LA R+48
- Copenhagen, LA R+81
- Buckner, LA R+78
- Grayson, LA R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Goretown, SC R+10
- Piper City, IL R+39
- New Hope, WV R+58
- Roanoke, LA R+67
- Loudon Center, NH R+17
- Woodlawn Park, KY D+16
- Rover, GA R+72
- Red Cross, NC R+64
- Jerome, AZ R+31
- Clyde, KS R+64
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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.