Lawtell leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Lawtell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lawtell, ~31% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lawtell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lawtell leans more Republican than 5 of 53 neighbors.
Lawtell runs about 13 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lawtell. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+34), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Lawtell 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 Lawtell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Lawtell hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Lawtell, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Lawtell looks the way it does
Turnout in Lawtell sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Prairie Ronde, LA R+35
- Swords, LA R+18
- Opelousas, LA D+26
- Pitreville, LA R+43
- Plaisance, LA R+38
- Chataignier, LA R+57
- Belair Cove, LA R+68
- Church Point, LA R+48
- Richard, LA R+83
- Sunset, LA R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fisher, WV R+66
- Medaryville, IN R+59
- Prairie Farm, WI R+42
- Atwood, KS R+69
- New Market, IN R+59
- Kopperl, TX R+72
- Velva, ND R+56
- Preston, IA R+42
- Red Hill, AL R+81
- Oldenburg, IN R+59
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.