Jones leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Jones typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jones, ~17% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jones compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jones leans more Republican than 9 of 37 neighbors.
Jones runs about 11 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jones. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 48 points.
Why Jones 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 Jones, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Jones hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Jones sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Jones, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Jones looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 30% of adults in Jones report food insecurity, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Jones sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Jones have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bonita, LA R+37
- McGinty, LA R+70
- Wilmot, AR D+5
- Concord, LA R+83
- Twin Oaks, LA R+41
- Goodwill, LA R+81
- Oak Grove, LA R+73
- Parkdale, AR R+47
- Terry, LA R+79
- Forest, LA R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Redbird, NE R+72
- Georgetown, AR R+63
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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.