Pointe Coupee Parish leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Pointe Coupee Parish typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pointe Coupee Parish, ~28% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pointe Coupee Parish compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Pointe Coupee Parish leans more Republican than 9 of 14 neighbors.
Politically, Pointe Coupee Parish sits close to the rest of Louisiana.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Pointe Coupee Parish. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+64) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+60), a spread of about 124 points.
Why Pointe Coupee Parish leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Pointe Coupee Parish, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Pointe Coupee Parish drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pointe Coupee Parish sits in the bottom quarter (about 17%, below 75% of counties).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pointe Coupee Parish, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pointe Coupee Parish looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 81% of households in Pointe Coupee Parish own their home, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- West Feliciana Parish, LA R+48
- West Baton Rouge Parish, LA R+9
- East Feliciana Parish, LA R+24
- East Baton Rouge Parish, LA D+23
- Iberville Parish, LA R+6
- Wilkinson County, MS D+38
- St. Martin Parish, LA R+35
- St. Landry Parish, LA R+11
- Livingston Parish, LA R+66
- Avoyelles Parish, LA R+37
Counties with Similar Populations
- Carroll County, IA R+44
- Ogemaw County, MI R+40
- Worth County, GA R+49
- Conway County, AR R+47
- Sullivan County, IN R+49
- Buena Vista County, IA R+21
- Bandera County, TX R+59
- Adams County, WI R+26
- Washington County, NE R+42
- Dodge County, MN R+31
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.