Roanoke is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Roanoke typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roanoke, ~13% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roanoke compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roanoke leans more Republican than 9 of 32 neighbors.
Roanoke runs about 45 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Roanoke 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 Roanoke, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Roanoke hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 93% of residents in Roanoke drive to work alone, above 97% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Roanoke, LA sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Roanoke looks the way it does
Turnout in Roanoke sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Welsh, LA R+58
- Jennings, LA R+50
- Millerville, LA R+84
- Lacassine, LA R+75
- Thornwell, LA R+82
- Evangeline, LA R+88
- Lake Arthur, LA R+72
- Silverwood, LA R+85
- Hayes, LA R+82
- Woodlawn, LA R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Red Cross, NC R+64
- New Hope, WV R+58
- Clyde, KS R+64
- Woodlawn Park, KY D+16
- Cunningham, KY R+74
- Cataldo, ID R+53
- Wyatt, IN R+54
- Jerome, AZ R+31
- Goretown, SC R+10
- Hebert, LA R+84
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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.