Pratt is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Pratt typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pratt, ~36% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pratt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pratt sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 45 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 6 leaning the other way.
Pratt runs about 24 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Pratt sits closer to the political middle.
Why Pratt 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 Pratt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pratt votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Pratt runs about 24 points more Democratic.
Local retail density and voter turnout
Places with dense local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pratt, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Nearby retail does not change how people vote; it reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Pratt looks the way it does
Turnout in Pratt sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Arcadia, LA D+26
- Mount Lebanon, LA D+12
- Gibsland, LA D+11
- Hurricane, LA R+24
- Old Athens, LA R+18
- Marsalis, LA R+31
- Simsboro, LA R+29
- Sibley, LA R+39
- Taylor, LA R+29
- Athens, LA R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Packton, LA R+82
- Elmora, PA R+60
- Kahakuloa, HI D+12
- East Oolitic, IN R+55
- Beck, TX R+74
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.