Porterville is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Porterville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Porterville, ~9% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Porterville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Porterville leans more Republican than 40 of 52 neighbors.
Porterville runs about 45 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Porterville 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 Porterville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Porterville hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Louisiana average of 19%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Porterville, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Porterville looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 39% of households in Porterville rent, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Porterville sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Porterville report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sarepta, LA R+76
- Cullen, LA R+7
- Springhill, LA R+24
- Carterville, LA R+70
- Mot, LA R+70
- Redland, LA R+70
- Welcome, AR R+67
- Dayson, LA R+56
- State Line, AR R+60
- Old Shongaloo, LA R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Georgeville, MO R+62
- Dull, OH R+70
- Mccabe, MT R+11
- Pidcoke, TX R+69
- Doverel, GA Even
- Perth, IN R+59
- Swett, SD R+16
- Nash, FL R+69
- Persia, TN R+71
- Bond, CO D+8
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.