Scott leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Scott typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scott, ~23% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Scott compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Scott leans more Republican than 14 of 57 neighbors.
Scott runs about 10 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Scott. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+25) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+65), a spread of about 90 points.
Why Scott 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 Scott, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Scott votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 56%, far above the Louisiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Scott, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Scott looks the way it does
Turnout in Scott 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
- Ossun, LA D+30
- Duson, LA R+49
- Lafayette, LA R+11
- Carencro, LA R+23
- Cankton, LA R+66
- Ridge, LA R+62
- Mire, LA R+77
- Higginbotham, LA R+73
- Rayne, LA R+49
- Milton, LA R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bedford, OH D+51
- Hershey, PA D+6
- North Dartmouth, MA R+4
- East Riverdale, MD D+56
- Hueytown, AL D+5
- Harrodsburg, KY R+49
- Greenacres, WA R+22
- West Haven, UT R+39
- Rye, NY D+22
- White House, TN R+49
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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.