Livingston Parish, LA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Livingston Parish

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Livingston Parish is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.

 

About 73% of adults in Livingston Parish typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Livingston Parish, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Livingston Parish compares

Among counties within 50 miles, Livingston Parish is the most Republican-leaning.

Livingston Parish runs about 44 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by city within Livingston Parish. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 35 points.

Why Livingston Parish leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Livingston Parish, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 83% of residents in Livingston Parish drive to work alone, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 72% of households in Livingston Parish are family households, above 87% of counties.

Renting and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Livingston Parish, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Livingston Parish looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 81% of households in Livingston Parish own their home, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.