Riceville is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Riceville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Riceville, ~5% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Riceville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Riceville leans more Republican than 27 of 30 neighbors.
Riceville runs about 64 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Riceville 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 Riceville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Riceville drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Riceville are family households, above 85% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Riceville, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Riceville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Riceville own their home, about 18 points above the Louisiana average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gueydan, LA R+71
- Morse, LA R+86
- Mermentau, LA R+73
- Estherwood, LA R+79
- Lyons Point, LA R+83
- Lake Arthur, LA R+72
- Silverwood, LA R+85
- Egan, LA R+85
- Millerville, LA R+84
- Crowley, LA R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Latty, IA R+37
- Chester, OK R+78
- Broadway, NJ R+35
- Pursglove, WV R+31
- Uniopolis, OH R+70
- Hyman, TX R+68
- Lindsay, NE R+82
- Coeymans Hollow, NY R+31
- Perla, AR R+18
- Hookena, HI D+13
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.