Kadesh is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Kadesh typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kadesh, ~9% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kadesh compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kadesh leans more Republican than 21 of 46 neighbors.
Kadesh runs about 41 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Kadesh 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 Kadesh, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Kadesh drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Kadesh sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 95% of cities).
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kadesh, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kadesh looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Kadesh report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Kadesh have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Odra, LA R+87
- Montgomery, LA R+75
- St. Maurice, LA R+41
- Hargis, LA R+85
- Natchez, LA R+6
- Melrose, LA R+54
- Mars Hill, LA R+69
- Irma, LA R+25
- Cypress, LA R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Howells Crossroads, AL R+53
- Manderfield, UT R+78
- Guion, AR R+64
- Fremont Center, NY R+19
- Sarton, WV R+56
- Keysburg, KY R+63
- Harrell, AL D+51
- Oklahoma Flat, TX R+76
- Perma, MT R+46
- Biscay, MN R+53
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.