Lena is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Lena typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lena, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lena compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lena leans more Republican than 25 of 61 neighbors.
Lena runs about 47 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lena. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+66), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Lena 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 Lena, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Lena drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Lena are family households, above 91% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lena, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lena looks the way it does
Turnout in Lena sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sharp, LA R+68
- Flatwoods, LA R+70
- Rock, LA R+15
- Janie, LA R+81
- Marco, LA R+54
- Hotwells, LA R+70
- Wilda, LA R+75
- Pine Coupee, LA R+76
- Mora, LA R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harrisburg, NE R+79
- Hanover, WI R+23
- Brocton, IL R+66
- Northome, MN R+43
- Brohman, MI R+49
- White Plains, AL R+82
- Elk, TX R+68
- West Groton, NY R+10
- Ranier, MN R+27
- Jacksonville, ME R+30
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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.