Slacks leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Slacks typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Slacks, ~40% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Slacks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Slacks leans more Democratic than 40 of 47 neighbors.
Slacks runs about 33 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Slacks is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Slacks. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+57) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+36), a spread of about 93 points.
Why Slacks 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 Slacks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 42% of adults in Slacks have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 24%). Slacks runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Slacks, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Slacks looks the way it does
Turnout in Slacks 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
- Maringouin, LA D+20
- Rosedale, LA R+31
- Valverda, LA R+51
- Ramah, LA R+63
- Grosse Tete, LA R+69
- Torbert, LA R+72
- Livonia, LA R+69
- Oscar, LA R+72
- Lakeland, LA R+44
- Erwinville, LA R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allendorf, IA R+65
- Maple River, IA R+55
- Lansing, MN R+34
- Larabee, PA R+58
- Hord, IL R+71
- Glennon, MO R+71
- Goodwin, AR R+40
- Kelleys Island, OH R+27
- Bloomingville, OH R+40
- Boissevain, VA R+62
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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.