Lone Star is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Lone Star typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lone Star, ~14% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lone Star compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lone Star leans more Republican than 41 of 50 neighbors.
Lone Star runs about 39 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lone Star. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 57 points.
Why Lone Star 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 Lone Star, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Lone Star hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Lone Star sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 92% of cities).
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Lone Star, LA does.
Why turnout in Lone Star looks the way it does
Turnout in Lone Star 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
- White Castle, LA D+25
- Eliza, LA R+90
- Bruly St. Martin, LA R+60
- Bayou Goula, LA D+34
- Barton, LA D+42
- Seymourville, LA D+57
- Pierre Part, LA R+78
- Carville, LA D+37
- Plaquemine, LA R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hainesville, TX R+72
- Irving, IL R+63
- Ivanhoe, TX R+78
- Lemitar, NM R+19
- Miles, IA R+48
- Riverside, SD R+59
- Cordova, NC R+42
- Vienna, NY R+37
- Gaskill, NY R+21
- Groom, TX R+85
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.