Leesville leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Leesville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leesville, ~15% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leesville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leesville leans more Republican than 4 of 34 neighbors.
Leesville runs about 26 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Leesville. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 62 points.
Why Leesville 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 Leesville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Leesville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, modestly above the Louisiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Leesville, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Leesville looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 40% of households in Leesville rent, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Leesville report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Llano, LA R+14
- Fullerton, LA R+42
- Fort Polk North, LA R+37
- Hawthorne, LA R+76
- Fort Polk South, LA R+22
- Kurthwood, LA R+77
- Elmwood, LA R+79
- Sandy Hill, LA R+75
- Caney, LA R+90
- Walnut Hill, LA R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tuckerton, NJ R+32
- Forrest City, AR D+30
- Belvedere Park, GA D+78
- Brock Hall, MD D+82
- Hermitage, PA R+17
- Middlesex, NJ R+6
- Hedgesville, WV R+53
- Aptos, CA D+42
- Hartland, WI R+21
- Telford, PA R+9
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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.