Red Gum is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Red Gum typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Gum, ~11% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Gum compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Gum leans more Republican than 34 of 42 neighbors.
Red Gum runs about 45 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Red Gum. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+38) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+77), a spread of about 115 points.
Why Red Gum 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 Gum, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Red Gum are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Red Gum, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Red Gum looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Red Gum 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 57%, below 67% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Red Gum own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Minorca, LA R+17
- Clayton, LA D+12
- Ferriday, LA D+24
- Spokane, LA R+77
- Ridgecrest, LA R+36
- Vidalia, LA R+50
- Pine Ridge, MS D+47
- Frogmore, LA R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Smith, SC R+13
- Cheap Hill, TN R+64
- Rugby, IL R+52
- Lysite, WY R+76
- South Danville, VT D+6
- Violet, NC R+61
- Kemmererville, PA R+22
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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.