Mayflower leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Mayflower typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mayflower, ~18% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mayflower compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mayflower leans more Republican than 22 of 38 neighbors.
Mayflower runs about 24 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Mayflower 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 Mayflower, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Mayflower live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Louisiana average of 25%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Mayflower, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Mayflower looks the way it does
Turnout in Mayflower sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Locust Ridge, LA R+37
- Wilsonia, LA R+25
- Saranac, LA R+50
- Waterproof, LA D+56
- St. Joseph, LA D+17
- Lorelein, LA R+86
- Newellton, LA R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sabanno, TX R+73
- Round Timber, TX R+78
- Murphys Corner, AR R+59
- Wilderness, VA R+30
- Petrified Forest Natl Pk, AZ R+31
- Enon, PA R+59
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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.