Ruple leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Ruple typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ruple, ~12% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ruple compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ruple leans more Republican than 25 of 47 neighbors.
Ruple runs about 18 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ruple. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Ruple 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 Ruple, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Ruple drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Ruple sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 95% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ruple, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Ruple looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ruple is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 6 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Ruple report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 63% of adults in Ruple have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oaks, LA R+38
- Homer, LA D+9
- Haynesville, LA Even
- Colquitt, LA R+30
- Dykesville, LA R+63
- Arizona, LA R+56
- Athens, LA R+26
- Gordon, LA R+28
- Shongaloo, LA R+76
- Aycock, LA R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Claiborne, OH R+58
- Millard, WI R+37
- Chimney Rock, NC R+34
- Milford, CA R+45
- Chestnut Crossroads, PA R+52
- Degolia, PA R+44
- Timberlinks, TN R+41
- Pleasant Prairie, IA R+36
- Sweatman, MS R+23
- East Wilton, ME R+20
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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.