Plattenville leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Plattenville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plattenville, ~53% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Plattenville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Plattenville leans more Democratic than 62 of 77 neighbors.
Plattenville runs about 55 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Plattenville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Plattenville. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+68) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+26), a spread of about 42 points.
Why Plattenville 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 Plattenville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 69% of residents in Plattenville are Black or African American, about 44 points above the Louisiana average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Plattenville have never been married, above 81% of cities. Plattenville runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Plattenville, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Plattenville looks the way it does
Turnout in Plattenville sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Paincourtville, LA D+11
- Klotzville, LA D+62
- Glenwood, LA D+37
- Belle Rose, LA D+39
- Elmfield, LA R+69
- Napoleonville, LA R+6
- Elm Hall, LA D+11
- Foley, LA R+72
- Donaldsonville, LA D+42
- St. Thomas, LA R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lanier, TX R+65
- Robles Del Rio, CA D+30
- Palmers, MN D+3
- Ridgley, MO R+68
- Gary, MN R+25
- Varnado, LA R+27
- Meeteetse, WY R+76
- Sieper, LA R+80
- Rodessa, LA R+49
- Malcom, IA R+46
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.