Intracoastal City is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Intracoastal City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Intracoastal City, ~5% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Intracoastal City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Intracoastal City leans more Republican than 16 of 17 neighbors.
Intracoastal City runs about 61 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Intracoastal City 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 Intracoastal City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Intracoastal City hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Intracoastal City sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 98% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Intracoastal City, 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 Intracoastal City looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 24% of adults in Intracoastal City report food insecurity, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 28% of households in Intracoastal City rent, above 81% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in Intracoastal City have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Esther, LA R+80
- Nunez, LA R+80
- Henry, LA R+73
- Forked Island, LA R+87
- Perry, LA R+72
- Abbeville, LA R+29
- Erath, LA R+76
- Delcambre, LA R+67
- Avery Island, LA R+64
- Meaux, LA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adrian, WA R+49
- Wetmore, OR R+49
- Kirklands Crossroads, AL R+66
- Kinzua, OR R+49
- Los Pachecos, NM D+29
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.