Ivan is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Ivan typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ivan, ~11% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ivan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ivan leans more Republican than 38 of 52 neighbors.
Ivan runs about 45 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Ivan 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 Ivan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Ivan live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Louisiana average of 25%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Ivan are family households, above 96% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ivan, 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 Ivan looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ivan 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Ivan own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mot, LA R+70
- Dayson, LA R+56
- Hughes, LA R+37
- Cotton Valley, LA R+35
- Bellevue, LA R+64
- Sarepta, LA R+76
- Plain Dealing, LA R+21
- Porterville, LA R+67
- Redland, LA R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Guernsey, IA R+48
- Forester Chapel, AL R+66
- Gibbon Glade, PA R+57
- Trapp, KY R+61
- Farnsworth, TX R+89
- Outwood, PA R+56
- DeLay, MS R+73
- Captiva, FL R+34
- Jefferson Junction, WI R+31
- Palmyra, IA R+39
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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.