Ossun leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Ossun typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ossun, ~33% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ossun compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ossun is the most Democratic-leaning.
Ossun runs about 52 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Ossun is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ossun. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+59) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 53 points.
Why Ossun 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 Ossun, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Ossun is about 34%, about 38 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 60% of adults in Ossun have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Ossun runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Ossun, LA does.
Why turnout in Ossun looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ossun is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Ossun report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 61% of adults in Ossun have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Lafayette, LA R+11
- Sunset, LA R+24
- Church Point, LA R+48
- Ridge, LA R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bressler, PA D+12
- Parks, LA R+34
- La Jara, CO R+33
- Givhans, SC R+34
- Versailles, PA Even
- Indian Hills, CO D+6
- Loganville, PA R+20
- Cannon Beach, OR D+25
- State Line, PA R+53
- Loachapoka, AL R+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.