Mount Union is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Mount Union typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Union, ~11% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Union compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Union leans more Republican than 28 of 44 neighbors.
Mount Union runs about 42 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Union. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Mount Union 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 Union, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Mount Union hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Mount Union drive to work alone, above 86% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mount Union, 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 Mount Union looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 42% of households in Mount Union rent, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Mount Union sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Mount Union report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spearsville, LA R+57
- Truxno, LA R+51
- Lillie, LA R+24
- Shiloh, LA R+72
- Bernice, LA R+22
- Junction City, LA R+21
- Junction City, AR R+62
- Weldon, LA R+16
- Payne, AR R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eastport, MI R+14
- Dewar, IA R+41
- Cannelton, WV R+42
- Luthers Mills, PA R+53
- Berkshire, MA D+10
- Stull, KS R+13
- Sebrell, VA R+33
- Kent, IL R+42
- Tunker, IN R+58
- Boone, OK R+57
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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.