Montpelier leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Montpelier typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montpelier, ~25% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Montpelier compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Montpelier leans more Republican than 9 of 46 neighbors.
Montpelier runs about 15 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Montpelier. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+29) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+61), a spread of about 90 points.
Why Montpelier 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 Montpelier, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Montpelier drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Montpelier sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 79% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Montpelier, LA sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Montpelier looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 28% of adults in Montpelier report food insecurity, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hillsdale, LA Even
- Kedron, LA R+5
- Amite City, LA D+13
- Independence, LA R+31
- Roseland, LA D+6
- Grangeville, LA R+40
- Amite, LA R+32
- Fluker, LA D+13
- Woodhaven, LA R+42
- Pine Grove, LA D+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maynard, MN R+48
- Jensen, UT R+81
- Robertstown, GA R+58
- Old Mill Gardens, MI R+34
- Hoffman, IL R+56
- Georgesville, OH R+48
- Harrington, ME R+33
- Jakin, GA R+46
- Greeley, KS R+62
- Trimble, TN R+74
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.