Hineston is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Hineston typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hineston, ~5% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hineston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hineston leans more Republican than 36 of 43 neighbors.
Hineston runs about 64 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hineston. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+92) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+81), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Hineston 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 Hineston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Hineston, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hineston, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Hineston looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hineston 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 63%, above 56% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Hineston own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Leander, LA R+87
- Calcasieu, LA R+84
- Sieper, LA R+80
- Elmer, LA R+80
- Lacamp, LA R+87
- Otis, LA R+80
- Stille, LA R+83
- Melder, LA R+82
- Union Hill, LA R+84
- Westport, LA R+88
Cities with Similar Populations
- White Water, CA R+9
- New Castle, KY R+46
- McLaughlin, SD D+50
- South Portsmouth, KY R+62
- Dighton, KS R+78
- Clarkfield, MN R+47
- Curtis, TX R+49
- Beach, ND R+69
- Plum City, WI R+41
- Jamestown, SC R+14
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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.