Oldfield is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Oldfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oldfield, ~11% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oldfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oldfield leans more Republican than 36 of 45 neighbors.
Oldfield runs about 50 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oldfield. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+16) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+89), a spread of about 106 points.
Why Oldfield 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 Oldfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Oldfield drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Oldfield, LA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Oldfield looks the way it does
Turnout in Oldfield sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pine Grove, LA D+4
- Walker, LA R+72
- Magnolia, LA R+83
- Pride, LA R+65
- Satsuma, LA R+71
- Denham Springs, LA R+59
- Greenwell Springs, LA R+56
- Doyle, LA R+82
- Milldale, LA R+27
- Central, LA R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Wakefield, NH R+23
- Pine Grove, LA D+4
- Meltonville, MS R+25
- Franklin Springs, GA R+66
- Lyons, OH R+55
- Helena, OK R+79
- Berkshire, NY R+34
- Porcupine, SD D+57
- Milan, NH R+37
- Spiceland, IN R+59
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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.