Mount Airy leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Mount Airy typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Airy, ~22% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Airy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Airy leans more Republican than 35 of 70 neighbors.
Mount Airy runs about 11 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Mount Airy drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mount Airy sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mount Airy, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mount Airy looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Mount Airy own their home, about 16 points above the Louisiana average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Garyville, LA D+2
- Wallace, LA R+51
- Gramercy, LA R+9
- Edgard, LA D+43
- Lutcher, LA D+28
- Reserve, LA D+17
- Paulina, LA R+77
- North Vacherie, LA D+63
- Grand Point, LA R+59
- Vacherie, LA D+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Quakake, PA R+39
- Railroad, PA R+26
- Queens, KY R+65
- Jerico, IA R+46
- Masters, MO R+66
- Tilden, KY R+62
- Toyei, AZ D+60
- Hackett, MN R+43
- Swastika, NY R+22
- Woodsville, NJ D+8
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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.