Mayna is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Mayna typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mayna, ~4% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mayna compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mayna leans more Republican than 27 of 40 neighbors.
Mayna runs about 63 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mayna. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+91) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+77), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Mayna 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 Mayna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Mayna live in densely developed areas, about 23 points below the Louisiana average of 25%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Mayna, 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 Mayna looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mayna is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Mayna report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Serena, LA R+85
- New Era, LA R+86
- Parhams, LA R+71
- Larto, LA R+77
- Monterey, LA R+87
- Acme, LA R+89
- Lismore, LA R+51
- Rhinehart, LA R+55
- Walters, LA R+82
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Pharsalia, NY R+50
- Riverside, NV R+63
- Pittsburgh Junction, OH R+60
- Niles, MS D+59
- Scofield, UT R+51
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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.