Plainview is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Plainview typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plainview, ~7% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Plainview compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Plainview leans more Republican than 28 of 35 neighbors.
Plainview runs about 57 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Plainview. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Plainview 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 Plainview, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Plainview hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Plainview are family households, above 81% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Plainview, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Plainview looks the way it does
Turnout in Plainview sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bogalusa, LA R+13
- Isabel, LA R+79
- Rio, LA R+82
- Sun, LA R+78
- Sheridan, LA R+88
- Lees Creek, LA R+11
- Bush, LA R+70
- Franklinton, LA R+49
- Varnado, LA R+27
- Henleyfield, MS R+86
Cities with Similar Populations
- Quitaque, TX R+77
- Leblanc, LA R+87
- Newcastle, AR R+61
- Sand Bluff, OK R+71
- Fort Miller, NY R+27
- Brookvale, CO D+27
- Hazel Run, MO R+64
- Palopinto, MO R+67
- Gloria Glens Park, OH R+39
- Norrie, WI R+43
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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.