Peason is a Republican stronghold. About 4% of voters here vote Democratic and 96% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Peason typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Peason, ~2% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Peason compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Peason is the most Republican-leaning.
Peason runs about 69 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Peason 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 Peason, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Peason, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Peason sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 76% of cities).
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Peason, LA does.
Why turnout in Peason looks the way it does
Turnout in Peason sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Vowells Mill, LA R+89
- Anacoco, LA R+86
- Many, LA R+42
- Toro, LA R+87
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paces, VA R+30
- Parkersburg, IN R+61
- Harkins Crossroads, AL R+60
- Osage, AR R+65
- Cleopatra, KY R+59
- Tecopa, CA D+15
- Lucas, MO R+66
- Olympia, NC R+61
- Wailua, HI D+36
- Bristol, NY R+16
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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.