Hester leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Hester typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hester, ~17% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hester compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hester leans more Republican than 50 of 78 neighbors.
Hester runs about 28 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Hester 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 Hester, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Hester drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Hester are family households, above 81% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hester, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Hester looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hester is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 58%, below 65% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Hester own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grand Point, LA R+59
- Paulina, LA R+77
- North Vacherie, LA D+63
- Lutcher, LA D+28
- Gramercy, LA R+9
- Vacherie, LA D+21
- St. James, LA D+81
- Convent, LA D+36
- Wallace, LA R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Calvin Center, MI R+30
- Cawker City, KS R+65
- Jones Mills, PA R+51
- Startup, WA R+26
- Idleyld Park, OR R+29
- Lakewood Township, IL R+64
- Gasper, KY R+62
- Ridings, TX R+76
- Eggleton, WV R+62
- Kerby Knob, KY R+71
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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.