Mathews is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Mathews typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mathews, ~12% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mathews compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mathews leans more Republican than 30 of 59 neighbors.
Mathews runs about 33 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mathews. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 44 points.
Why Mathews 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 Mathews, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Mathews live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Louisiana average of 25%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mathews, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Mathews looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mathews is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 7 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Mathews rent, compared to around 11% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Mathews report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gheens, LA R+84
- Raceland, LA R+45
- Lockport, LA R+76
- McLeod, LA R+81
- Norah, LA R+82
- Bayou Blue, LA R+75
- Des Allemands, LA R+57
- Bayou Gauche, LA R+87
- Bourg, LA R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngs Creek, IN R+52
- Harper, IL R+48
- Lykins, KY R+70
- Glenfawn, TX R+41
- Huntley, WY R+75
- Fine, NY R+26
- Pyletown, MO R+75
- Lutie, OK R+70
- La Ward, TX R+77
- Jennings, MD R+67
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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.