Kelly is a Republican stronghold. About 3% of voters here vote Democratic and 97% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Kelly typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kelly, ~2% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kelly compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kelly leans more Republican than 32 of 39 neighbors.
Kelly runs about 71 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Kelly 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 Kelly, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Kelly drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Kelly sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 82% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kelly, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Kelly looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 23% of adults in Kelly report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Kelly have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Standard, LA R+91
- Holum, LA R+95
- Clarks, LA R+74
- Olla, LA R+91
- Grayson, LA R+81
- Urania, LA R+86
- Copenhagen, LA R+81
- Rosefield, LA R+94
- Columbia, LA R+59
- Columbia Heights, LA R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Belle Terre, NY R+4
- Left Hand, WV R+61
- Miles Crossing, OR R+31
- Wiley, MI R+27
- Lerado, OH R+64
- West Sumpter, MI R+17
- Buncombe, IL R+58
- Cummington, MA D+36
- Maynard, IA R+44
- Stevenson, MD D+40
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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.