Mix is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Mix typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mix, ~10% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mix compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mix leans more Republican than 49 of 54 neighbors.
Mix runs about 50 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Mix 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 Mix, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Mix, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 97% of residents in Mix drive to work alone, in the top fraction of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mix, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Mix looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mix 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 62%, above 55% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Mix own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Mix have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Roads, LA D+27
- Labarre, LA D+50
- Jarreau, LA R+66
- Oscar, LA R+72
- Ventress, LA R+44
- Torbert, LA R+72
- Livonia, LA R+69
- Lakeland, LA R+44
- Morganza, LA R+19
- Wickliffe, LA R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zinnia, WV R+71
- Gillett, TX R+68
- Zion, WV R+69
- Giles, AL R+77
- Gayle Mill, SC R+31
- Munderf, PA R+57
- Guernsey, OH R+64
- Aragon, NM R+33
- Bluetown, TX Even
- Monterey, IA R+64
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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.