Pride is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Pride typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pride, ~16% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pride compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pride leans more Republican than 42 of 52 neighbors.
Pride runs about 43 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pride. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 59 points.
Why Pride 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 Pride, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Pride drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Pride are family households, above 94% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pride, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Pride looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pride 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Pride own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milldale, LA R+27
- Greenwell Springs, LA R+56
- Central, LA R+47
- Slaughter, LA R+28
- Baker, LA D+56
- Oldfield, LA R+72
- Zachary, LA Even
- Denham Springs, LA R+59
- Merrydale, LA D+85
- Walker, LA R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leo, IN R+47
- Eagle Lake, TX R+6
- Onalaska, WA R+43
- North Terre Haute, IN R+28
- Ovid, MI R+30
- Crum Lynne, PA D+13
- Valparaiso, FL R+41
- Prentiss, MS D+25
- New Baden, IL R+37
- Pekin, IN R+59
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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.