Plaucheville is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Plaucheville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plaucheville, ~5% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Plaucheville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Plaucheville leans more Republican than 40 of 48 neighbors.
Plaucheville runs about 59 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Plaucheville. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+87) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+74), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Plaucheville 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 Plaucheville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Plaucheville hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Louisiana average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Plaucheville, 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 Plaucheville looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 85% of adults in Plaucheville have completed high school, about 5 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cottonport, LA R+8
- Long Bridge, LA R+27
- Red Fish, LA R+54
- Evergreen, LA R+57
- Hamburg, LA R+64
- Moreauville, LA R+62
- Simmesport, LA R+12
- Le Moyen, LA R+45
- Woodside, LA R+71
- Morrow, LA R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Carrollton, MS R+62
- Massanutten, VA R+20
- Rotonda West, FL R+40
- French Settlement, LA R+85
- Bowersville, GA R+70
- Bermuda Run, NC R+22
- Durham, OR D+36
- Minong, WI R+28
- Calhoun City, MS R+19
- New Melle, MO R+44
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.