Melville leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Melville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Melville, ~39% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Melville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Melville leans more Republican than 9 of 54 neighbors.
Melville runs about 16 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Melville. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+37) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+55), a spread of about 92 points.
Why Melville 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 Melville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Melville hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Louisiana average of 19%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Melville, 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 Melville looks the way it does
Turnout in Melville sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elba, LA R+82
- Palmetto, LA R+22
- Morganza, LA R+19
- Fordoche, LA R+64
- Batchelor, LA R+26
- Krotz Springs, LA R+82
- Labarre, LA D+50
- Woodside, LA R+71
- Lottie, LA R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Great Crossing, KY R+37
- Pinopolis, SC R+53
- Livingston, WI R+41
- Cloverdale, MI R+37
- Threet, AL R+78
- Cushing, WI R+38
- East Thetford, VT D+42
- Newton, UT R+68
- Longview Heights, TX R+64
- South Mansfield, LA D+39
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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.