Hunter is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Hunter typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hunter, ~12% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hunter compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hunter leans more Republican than 28 of 45 neighbors.
Hunter runs about 48 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Hunter 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 Hunter, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 97% of residents in Hunter drive to work alone, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Hunter are family households, above 96% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hunter, LA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Hunter looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Hunter own their home, about 18 points above the Louisiana average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stanley, LA R+80
- Lula, LA R+63
- Union Springs, LA R+77
- Catuna, LA R+52
- Logansport, LA R+45
- Huxley, TX R+80
- Campti, TX R+75
- Converse, LA R+77
- South Mansfield, LA D+39
- Jackson, TX R+82
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yellow Bluff, AL D+85
- Bleecker, NY R+30
- Lockhart, WV R+64
- Cuba, IN R+61
- White Sulphur, OH R+38
- North Wade, ME R+41
- Truxno, LA R+51
- Hunter, OK R+76
- Hamilton, KS R+71
- Wesley, PA 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.