Hessmer is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Hessmer typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hessmer, ~9% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hessmer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hessmer leans more Republican than 31 of 52 neighbors.
Hessmer runs about 51 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hessmer. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Hessmer 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 Hessmer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Hessmer drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Hessmer sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 89% of cities).
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hessmer, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hessmer looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 77% of adults in Hessmer have completed high school, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mansura, LA R+4
- Fifth Ward, LA R+86
- Echo, LA R+74
- Marksville, LA R+33
- Long Bridge, LA R+27
- Bunkie, LA R+4
- Cottonport, LA R+8
- Moncla, LA R+67
- Wilson Point, LA R+78
- Evergreen, LA R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Concrete, WA R+23
- Okeana, OH R+62
- Brookwood, AL R+72
- McSherrystown, PA R+32
- Versailles, IN R+60
- Windsor, MO R+56
- Durand, WI R+34
- Savanna, IL R+25
- Tusculum, TN R+50
- San Saba, TX R+63
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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.