Mandalay is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Mandalay typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mandalay, ~11% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mandalay compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mandalay leans more Republican than 21 of 43 neighbors.
Mandalay runs about 49 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Mandalay 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 Mandalay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Mandalay drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Mandalay are family households, above 98% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mandalay, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mandalay looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mandalay is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Mandalay own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Mandalay have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Houma, LA R+37
- Bayou Cane, LA R+47
- Crescent, LA R+43
- Bayou Blue, LA R+75
- Gray, LA R+40
- Bourg, LA R+78
- Gibson, LA R+19
- Theriot, LA R+79
- Schriever, LA R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Loretto, MI R+36
- Whitworth, GA R+69
- South Branch, MI R+43
- Rock Creek, ID R+68
- Rushmore, MN R+57
- Stillwater, WA D+12
- Augusta, IL R+57
- Barre Center, NY R+51
- Somers Lane, PA R+58
- Oakfield, GA R+67
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.