Leighton leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Leighton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leighton, ~22% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leighton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leighton leans more Republican than 26 of 73 neighbors.
Politically, Leighton sits close to the rest of Louisiana.
Why Leighton 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 Leighton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Leighton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 38%, modestly above the Louisiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Leighton are family households, above 98% of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Leighton, LA does.
Why turnout in Leighton looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 40% of households in Leighton rent, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Leighton report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Morvant, LA R+76
- Thibodaux, LA R+33
- Schriever, LA R+53
- Lafourche, LA R+81
- Choupique, LA R+76
- Labadieville, LA R+63
- Chackbay, LA R+80
- Georgia, LA D+19
- Chula, LA R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bigbee, MS R+85
- Grand View, WI R+23
- French Mills, MO R+60
- Rochelle, TX R+78
- Joyce, LA R+87
- Harvard, ID R+61
- Nemo, SD R+54
- Hillcrest, AR R+63
- Tower City, ND R+44
- Higgins, TX R+84
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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.