Minden leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Minden typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Minden, ~29% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Minden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Minden leans more Republican than 7 of 53 neighbors.
Minden runs about 16 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Minden. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+74) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+67), a spread of about 141 points.
Why Minden 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 Minden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Minden votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 53%, well above the Louisiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Minden sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 79% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Minden, 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 Minden looks the way it does
Turnout in Minden sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gilark, LA R+77
- Dixie Inn, LA R+40
- Pace, LA R+68
- McIntyre, LA R+44
- Dubberly, LA R+43
- Couchwood, LA R+49
- Sibley, LA R+39
- Taylor, LA R+29
- Doyline, LA R+68
- Old Athens, LA R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Kisco, NY D+16
- Greenville, MI R+27
- East Aurora, NY R+6
- Firestone, CO R+19
- Silver City, NM D+11
- Bellmore, NY R+18
- Hugo, MN R+8
- Cordele, GA D+6
- Longmeadow, MA D+23
- Hibbing, MN R+2
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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.