Lees Creek leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Lees Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lees Creek, ~34% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lees Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lees Creek is the least Republican-leaning.
Lees Creek runs about 11 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lees Creek. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Lees Creek 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 Lees Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Lees Creek hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Lees Creek runs against that pattern.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Lees Creek, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lees Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Lees Creek 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
- Bogalusa, LA R+13
- Rio, LA R+82
- Henleyfield, MS R+86
- Sun, LA R+78
- Varnado, LA R+27
- Plainview, LA R+79
- Cybur, MS R+82
- Sheridan, LA R+88
- Angie, LA R+28
- Mc Neill, MS R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Southport, IL R+37
- Ralph, MI R+42
- Dover Afb, DE R+5
- Eureka, WV R+55
- Tomlinson, IL R+48
- Rohrsburg, PA R+53
- Bluffton, AR R+71
- Robbs, IL R+57
- Wilbern, IL R+43
- Brocket, ND R+46
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.