Reids is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Reids typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reids, ~4% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Reids compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Reids leans more Republican than 27 of 31 neighbors.
Reids runs about 66 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Reids 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 Reids, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Reids, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Reids, 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 Reids looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Reids 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
- Pitkin, LA R+88
- Grant, LA R+87
- Elizabeth, LA R+90
- Westport, LA R+88
- Sugartown, LA R+90
- Mittie, LA R+86
- Union Hill, LA R+84
- Dry Creek, LA R+89
- Ikes, LA R+88
- Oakdale, LA R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Malcom, IA R+46
- Berlin, IL R+50
- Varnado, LA R+27
- Palmers, MN D+3
- Ridgley, MO R+68
- Lanier, TX R+65
- Attica, WI R+9
- Brownsville, VT D+34
- Robles Del Rio, CA D+30
- Rodessa, LA R+49
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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.