Mount Carmel is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Mount Carmel typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Carmel, ~4% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Carmel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Carmel leans more Republican than 28 of 32 neighbors.
Mount Carmel runs about 66 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Carmel. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+91) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+78), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Mount Carmel 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 Carmel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Mount Carmel, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Mount Carmel, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mount Carmel looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Carmel sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Peason, LA R+91
- Fisher, LA R+52
- Florien, LA R+73
- Vowells Mill, LA R+89
- Hornbeck, LA R+89
- Rattan, LA R+73
- Many, LA R+42
- Fort Jesup, LA R+80
- Kisatchie, LA R+86
- Negreet, LA R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Horton, KY R+62
- Seco, KY R+70
- Scranton, ND R+72
- Farmers, KY R+45
- Farmersburg, IA R+40
- Swan Lake, GA R+4
- New Rome, WI R+30
- Haynes, AR R+14
- North Russell, NY R+40
- West Charlton, NY R+12
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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.