Pointe a la Hache is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Pointe a la Hache typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pointe a la Hache, ~49% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pointe a la Hache compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pointe a la Hache leans more Democratic than 25 of 26 neighbors.
Pointe a la Hache runs about 93 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Pointe a la Hache is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Pointe a la Hache 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 Pointe a la Hache, 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 82% of residents in Pointe a la Hache are Black or African American, about 57 points above the Louisiana average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Pointe a la Hache have never been married, above 93% of cities. Pointe a la Hache runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pointe a la Hache, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pointe a la Hache looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 36% of adults in Pointe a la Hache report food insecurity, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Pointe a la Hache sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Pointe a la Hache sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Davant, LA D+54
- Port Sulphur, LA D+6
- Harlem, LA D+32
- Braithwaite, LA D+28
- Bertrandville, LA R+10
- Empire, LA R+21
- Dalcour, LA R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zieglerville, PA R+16
- Copake Falls, NY D+15
- St. Stephens, AL R+56
- Whittemore, IA R+54
- Snow Shoe, PA R+43
- Wilmar, NC R+46
- Southville, MA D+21
- Slickville, PA R+49
- West Wenatchee, WA R+21
- Hampton, NE R+68
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.