Rattan is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Rattan typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rattan, ~10% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rattan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rattan leans more Republican than 14 of 31 neighbors.
Rattan runs about 51 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rattan. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+70), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Rattan 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 Rattan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Rattan are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Rattan, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rattan looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Rattan own their home, about 16 points above the Louisiana average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Florien, LA R+73
- Hornbeck, LA R+89
- Toro, LA R+87
- Negreet, LA R+81
- Fisher, LA R+52
- Peason, LA R+91
- Mount Carmel, LA R+88
- Many, LA R+42
- Sabinetown, TX R+68
- Anacoco, LA R+86
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hill, OK R+76
- Jewtown, GA R+39
- Shageluk, AK D+15
- Seymourville, LA D+57
- Seyppel, AR R+81
- Centralia, IA R+37
- Cobbs, AR R+44
- San Pedro, CO D+33
- Cayutaville, NY R+16
- Standardsburg, OH R+55
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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.