Simmesport leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Simmesport typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Simmesport, ~27% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Simmesport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Simmesport leans more Republican than 12 of 45 neighbors.
Simmesport runs about 10 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Simmesport. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+42) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+54), a spread of about 96 points.
Why Simmesport 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 Simmesport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Simmesport hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Simmesport runs against that pattern.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Simmesport, LA does.
Why turnout in Simmesport looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 34% of adults in Simmesport report food insecurity, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 32% of households in Simmesport rent, above 87% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Simmesport have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Red Fish, LA R+54
- Legonier, LA R+45
- Lettsworth, LA R+42
- Big Bend, LA R+84
- Hamburg, LA R+64
- McCrea, LA R+33
- Plaucheville, LA R+81
- Bordelonville, LA R+81
- Moreauville, LA R+62
- Woodside, LA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cridersville, OH R+56
- Rib Lake, WI R+51
- Geraldine, AL R+81
- Williamstown, NY R+50
- Hastings, FL R+28
- Onset, MA D+8
- Wheaton, MN R+38
- Idria, CA R+19
- Calhoun, TN R+70
- Livermore, ME R+36
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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.