Ragley is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Ragley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ragley, ~4% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ragley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ragley leans more Republican than 23 of 26 neighbors.
Ragley runs about 67 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Ragley 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 Ragley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Ragley, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ragley, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ragley looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Ragley own their home, about 17 points above the Louisiana average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bel, LA R+88
- Oretta, LA R+89
- Longville, LA R+93
- Reeves, LA R+88
- Moss Bluff, LA R+62
- Indian Village, LA R+85
- Buhler, LA R+85
- Dequincy, LA R+63
- Singer, LA R+82
- Westlake, LA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Avenue B and C, AZ D+5
- Spring Valley, TX R+19
- Colorado City, AZ R+57
- Moorefield, WV R+53
- Chapmansboro, TN R+63
- Westfield, NY R+25
- Lewisburg, OH R+62
- Jefferson, SC R+38
- Florissant, CO R+31
- Gambier, OH R+29
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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.