Poole is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Poole typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Poole, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Poole compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Poole leans more Republican than 47 of 59 neighbors.
Poole runs about 45 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Poole. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+23) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+72), a spread of about 95 points.
Why Poole 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 Poole, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Poole drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Poole are family households, above 96% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Poole, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Poole looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Poole is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 64%, above 65% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Poole have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elm Grove, LA R+70
- McDade, LA R+72
- Cross Roads, LA R+38
- Koran, LA R+56
- Crichton, LA R+3
- Taylortown, LA R+57
- Sligo, LA R+58
- Ringgold, LA R+18
- Hall Summit, LA R+81
- Woodardville, LA R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alluwe, OK R+66
- Catherine, AL D+63
- Hico, TN R+63
- Hibbard, IN R+46
- West Prairie, WI R+25
- Newburg, IL R+51
- Hannibal, WI R+48
- North Holston, VA R+65
- Hardscrabble, DE R+34
- Minnie, WV R+65
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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.