Parhams is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Parhams typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parhams, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parhams compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parhams leans more Republican than 15 of 33 neighbors.
Parhams runs about 49 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Parhams. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Parhams 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 Parhams, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Parhams hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Parhams sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 92% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Parhams, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Parhams looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 26% of adults in Parhams report food insecurity, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 32% of households in Parhams rent, compared to around 14% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Parhams have completed high school, below 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Monterey, LA R+87
- Lismore, LA R+51
- Serena, LA R+85
- Mayna, LA R+85
- New Era, LA R+86
- Rhinehart, LA R+55
- Morville, LA R+47
- Wildsville, LA R+46
- Larto, LA R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lanham, KS R+68
- Still Pond, MD R+13
- Paris Springs, MO R+72
- Reynolds, ID R+74
- Hylton, TX R+79
- Nysted, NE R+65
- Falun, KS R+66
- Newman, KY R+51
- Janie, LA R+81
- St. Benedict, LA R+54
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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.