Pleasure Bend is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Pleasure Bend typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasure Bend, ~12% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasure Bend compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasure Bend leans more Republican than 50 of 80 neighbors.
Pleasure Bend runs about 29 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Pleasure Bend 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 Pleasure Bend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Pleasure Bend live in densely developed areas, about 23 points below the Louisiana average of 25%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pleasure Bend, LA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Pleasure Bend looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 29% of households in Pleasure Bend rent, above 83% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Pleasure Bend sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Pleasure Bend report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Golden Star Plantation, LA R+79
- South Vacherie, LA R+25
- Kraemer, LA R+79
- Vacherie, LA D+21
- Choctaw, LA R+81
- North Vacherie, LA D+63
- Wallace, LA R+51
- Edgard, LA D+43
- Garyville, LA D+2
- Paulina, LA R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Amity, MO R+67
- Tunnel Hill, OH R+64
- Locke Station, MS R+11
- Brohard, WV R+66
- Littlelot, TN R+65
- Koyukuk, AK D+29
- Linesville, GA D+17
- Oak Beach, NY R+11
- Braxton, KY R+59
- Brice, IN R+67
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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.