Montegut is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Montegut typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montegut, ~6% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Montegut compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Montegut leans more Republican than 24 of 28 neighbors.
Montegut runs about 57 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Montegut 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 Montegut, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Montegut hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Montegut are family households, above 83% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Montegut, 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 Montegut looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 28% of adults in Montegut report food insecurity, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Montegut sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 68% of adults in Montegut have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grandbois, LA R+75
- Chauvin, LA R+75
- Klondyke, LA R+77
- Bourg, LA R+78
- Norah, LA R+82
- Dulac, LA R+41
- McLeod, LA R+81
- Lockport, LA R+76
- Larose, LA R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eupora, MS R+31
- Elkhart, IL R+50
- Fairfax, VT R+17
- Bay Springs, MS Even
- Remington, VA R+23
- Merton, WI R+32
- Wagener, SC R+37
- Pineville, KY R+68
- Jacksons' Gap, AL R+67
- Spencerville, IN R+60
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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.