Red Fish is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Red Fish typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Fish, ~13% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Fish compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Fish leans more Republican than 25 of 48 neighbors.
Red Fish runs about 32 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Red Fish. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Red Fish 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 Red Fish, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Red Fish hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Red Fish sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 84% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Red Fish are family households, above 85% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Red Fish, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Red Fish looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 32% of adults in Red Fish report food insecurity, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Red Fish sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Red Fish have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Simmesport, LA R+12
- Legonier, LA R+45
- Big Bend, LA R+84
- Hamburg, LA R+64
- Plaucheville, LA R+81
- Lettsworth, LA R+42
- Moreauville, LA R+62
- Bordelonville, LA R+81
- McCrea, LA R+33
- Woodside, LA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Heathsville, NC D+26
- Heilman, IN R+56
- Napakiak, AK D+19
- Knowlton, WI R+38
- Loxa, IL R+45
- Rathbone, NY R+60
- Elkins, NH D+33
- Weal, VA R+30
- Tina, MO R+67
- Osceola, LA R+65
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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.