McDade is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 73% of adults in McDade typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McDade, ~10% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How McDade compares
Among cities within 25 miles, McDade leans more Republican than 51 of 55 neighbors.
McDade runs about 50 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why McDade 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 McDade, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in McDade drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in McDade are family households, above 96% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; McDade, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in McDade looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. McDade 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 63%, above 58% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in McDade have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Taylortown, LA R+57
- Elm Grove, LA R+70
- Sligo, LA R+58
- Poole, LA R+67
- Curtis, LA R+66
- Caplis, LA R+45
- Koran, LA R+56
- Frierson, LA R+48
- Dixie Gardens, LA Even
- Forbing, LA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Womack, LA R+82
- Mount Pleasant, KY R+54
- Armstrong, OK R+70
- North Fryeburg, NH R+4
- Deans, TN R+69
- Lyons, IA R+39
- Signal, OH R+48
- Willowton, WV R+67
- Shady Bend, KS R+72
- Shade, MO R+75
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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.