Scotlandville is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Scotlandville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scotlandville, ~54% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Scotlandville compares
Scotlandville sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
Scotlandville runs about 106 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Scotlandville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Scotlandville. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+88) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+75), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Scotlandville leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Scotlandville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Scotlandville votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Scotlandville runs about 106 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 56% of adults in Scotlandville have never been married, above 89% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Scotlandville, Baton Rouge, LA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Scotlandville looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 48% of adults in Scotlandville report food insecurity, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Scotlandville have completed high school, below 86% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Scotlandville sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Mid City North, Baton Rouge, LA D+84
- Belfair, Baton Rouge, LA D+86
- Greenwell Springs-Central Area, Baton Rouge, LA D+35
- Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge, LA D+66
- Baker-Zachary Area, Baker, LA D+33
- Garden District, Baton Rouge, LA D+63
- Mid City South, Baton Rouge, LA D+5
- Brownsfield-Central, Baton Rouge, LA R+7
- Park Forest-Louisiana North, Baton Rouge, LA D+45
- Highlands-Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA D+22
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lower East Side, Milwaukee, WI D+61
- Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY D+84
- Monta Loma, Mountain View, CA D+46
- Downtown Paterson, Paterson, NJ D+32
- Beechfielf-Irvington Area, Baltimore, MD D+83
- Wanskuck, Providence, RI D+40
- Southwyck, Toledo, OH D+35
- Eastmoor, Columbus, OH D+56
- Jamestown, Hephzibah, GA D+71
- Colorado University, Boulder, CO D+62
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.