Pelican leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Pelican typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pelican, ~18% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pelican compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pelican leans more Republican than 15 of 46 neighbors.
Politically, Pelican sits close to the rest of Louisiana.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pelican. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+20) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Pelican 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 Pelican, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 3% of adults in Pelican hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Pelican drive to work alone, above 84% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pelican, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Pelican looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 28% of households in Pelican rent, above 81% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Pelican report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pleasant Hill, LA R+37
- Rambin, LA R+21
- Mitchell, LA R+85
- Catuna, LA R+52
- Naborton, LA Even
- Wemple, LA Even
- Sardis, LA R+83
- South Mansfield, LA D+39
- Mansfield, LA D+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Odd Fellows Hall, TN R+62
- Paint Rock, TX R+80
- Elva, IL R+15
- Sturkie, AR R+69
- Cave, MO R+64
- Gluckheim, MD R+43
- South Pomfret, VT D+31
- Gifford, SC D+6
- Andersons Crossroads, NC D+28
- Colomokee, GA D+7
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.