Rock leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Rock typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rock, ~24% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rock leans more Republican than 3 of 57 neighbors.
Rock runs about 7 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rock. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+68), a spread of about 74 points.
Why Rock 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 Rock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Rock drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Rock are family households, above 87% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rock, 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 Rock looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 25% of adults in Rock report food insecurity, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McNeely, LA R+15
- Colfax, LA R+58
- Lena, LA R+69
- Marco, LA R+54
- Sharp, LA R+68
- Bagdad, LA R+62
- Boyce, LA R+32
- Rock Hill, LA R+71
- Hotwells, LA R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Airmont, VA Even
- Plumer, PA R+54
- Yellow Creek, NC R+63
- Cannonville, UT R+68
- Bristow, SC R+42
- Ozone, TN R+69
- Wood, PA R+68
- Norman, NE R+62
- Ragan, NE R+73
- Langsdale, MS D+27
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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.