Kolin is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Kolin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kolin, ~5% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kolin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kolin leans more Republican than 40 of 52 neighbors.
Kolin runs about 63 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Kolin 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 Kolin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Kolin drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kolin, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Kolin looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kolin 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 62%, about 7 points above the Louisiana average of 55%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Kolin own their home, compared to around 80% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Center Point, LA R+84
- Deville, LA R+86
- Big Island, LA R+87
- Wilson Point, LA R+78
- Pineville, LA R+44
- Effie, LA R+83
- Willow Glen, LA R+6
- Buckeye, LA R+90
- Holloway, LA R+88
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brownwood, GA R+45
- Springdale, TN R+70
- Linneus, ME R+44
- Flora, LA R+79
- Burlington, TX R+70
- Harford, NY R+34
- Jacksonboro, SC D+22
- Radec, CA R+41
- Robertsville, OH R+51
- Newington, NH D+21
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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.