Rhinehart is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Rhinehart typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rhinehart, ~8% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rhinehart compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rhinehart leans more Republican than 17 of 42 neighbors.
Rhinehart runs about 33 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rhinehart. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Rhinehart 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 Rhinehart, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Rhinehart live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Louisiana average of 25%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Rhinehart sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Rhinehart are family households, above 98% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rhinehart, LA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Rhinehart looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rhinehart is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Rhinehart report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 70% of adults in Rhinehart have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wildsville, LA R+46
- Trinity, LA R+11
- Lismore, LA R+51
- Jonesville, LA R+13
- Utility, LA R+64
- Frogmore, LA R+42
- Quaid, LA R+73
- Parhams, LA R+71
- Serena, LA R+85
- Monterey, LA R+87
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wiville, AR R+73
- Whon, TX R+78
- White Apple, MS R+23
- Randsburg, CA R+36
- Rattan, TX R+74
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.