Martin is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Martin typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Martin, ~5% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Martin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Martin leans more Republican than 43 of 47 neighbors.
Martin runs about 60 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Martin 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 Martin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. More than 99% of residents in Martin drive to work alone, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Martin, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Martin looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 25% of adults in Martin report food insecurity, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Zion, LA R+67
- Liberty, LA R+81
- Methvin, LA R+84
- Edgefield, LA R+30
- Ashland, LA R+81
- Coushatta, LA R+5
- Hall Summit, LA R+81
- East Point, LA R+16
- Roy, LA R+76
- Hanna, LA D+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adona, AR R+61
- Loves Mill, VA R+65
- Tenstrike, MN R+38
- Dexterville, NY R+37
- Beverly Beach, WA D+47
- Plymouth, NE R+64
- Jersey, GA R+71
- Burlington, WY R+80
- Renno, SC R+56
- North Anna, VA R+14
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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.