Higginbotham is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Higginbotham typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Higginbotham, ~10% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Higginbotham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Higginbotham leans more Republican than 41 of 55 neighbors.
Higginbotham runs about 51 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Higginbotham. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Higginbotham 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 Higginbotham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Higginbotham are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Higginbotham sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 89% of cities).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Higginbotham, LA sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Higginbotham looks the way it does
Turnout in Higginbotham sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Richard, LA R+83
- Pitreville, LA R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Berryton, GA R+69
- Iron Mountain Lake, MO R+71
- Granville, MA R+16
- Fly Creek, NY D+24
- Lake Preston, SD R+49
- Catawba, VA R+54
- Schmidt Corner, MI R+12
- Crimcrest, TX R+62
- Ashton, IA R+67
- Sparkman, AR R+58
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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.