Mount Hermon is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Mount Hermon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Hermon, ~14% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Hermon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Hermon leans more Republican than 31 of 41 neighbors.
Mount Hermon runs about 39 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Mount Hermon 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 Hermon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Mount Hermon hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mount Hermon, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mount Hermon looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Hermon sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Warnerton, LA R+27
- Progress, MS R+16
- Lewiston, LA R+56
- Stoney Point, LA R+65
- Franklinton, LA R+49
- Kentwood, LA R+30
- Lexie, MS R+44
- Chesbrough, LA R+35
- Osyka, MS R+36
- Greenlaw, LA R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mammoth Spring, AR R+61
- Eden, TX R+68
- Harold, KY R+62
- Burnham, PA R+48
- Whitefield, ME R+27
- Hegins, PA R+53
- Dawson, MN R+33
- Lawsonville, NC R+63
- Liberty, IL R+72
- Waterbury Center, VT D+25
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.