Plettenberg is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Plettenberg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plettenberg, ~53% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Plettenberg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Plettenberg leans more Democratic than 48 of 51 neighbors.
Plettenberg runs about 75 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Plettenberg is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Plettenberg. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+68) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+26), a spread of about 94 points.
Why Plettenberg 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 Plettenberg, 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 68% of residents in Plettenberg are Black or African American, about 43 points above the Louisiana average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in Plettenberg have never been married, above 98% of cities. Plettenberg runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Plettenberg, 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 Plettenberg looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Plettenberg own their home, about 15 points above the Louisiana average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Weyanoke, LA D+68
- Angola, LA R+66
- St. Francisville, LA R+36
- Lacour, LA R+26
- Pinckneyville, MS D+45
- Wakefield, LA R+83
- Hardwood, LA R+58
- Fort Adams, MS D+23
- Elm Park, LA R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodson, OR R+33
- Phlegar, VA R+66
- Woolum, AR R+63
- Lemmon, ND R+41
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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.