Pine Prairie is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Pine Prairie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Prairie, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pine Prairie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pine Prairie leans more Republican than 24 of 46 neighbors.
Pine Prairie runs about 44 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pine Prairie. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+87) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Pine Prairie 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 Pine Prairie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Pine Prairie drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pine Prairie sits in the bottom quarter (about 6%, below 98% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Pine Prairie are family households, above 94% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Pine Prairie, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pine Prairie looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pine Prairie is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Easton, LA R+85
- Gray Point, LA R+84
- Turkey Creek, LA R+89
- Vidrine, LA R+83
- Reddell, LA R+77
- Ville Platte, LA R+18
- Tate Cove, LA R+62
- St. Landry, LA R+79
- Mamou, LA R+27
- Point Blue, LA R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Etna, OH R+24
- Hunker, PA R+37
- Woodmere, OH D+46
- Lavallette, NJ R+30
- Butler, WI R+3
- Loretto, KY R+62
- Normalville, PA R+60
- Swanton, MD R+39
- Bonnyman, KY R+62
- Herscher, IL R+44
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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.