Slaughter leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Slaughter typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Slaughter, ~24% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Slaughter compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Slaughter leans more Republican than 24 of 49 neighbors.
Slaughter runs about 6 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Slaughter. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+69), a spread of about 82 points.
Why Slaughter 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 Slaughter, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Slaughter are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Slaughter, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Slaughter looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Slaughter own their home, about 18 points above the Louisiana average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milldale, LA R+27
- Ethel, LA R+14
- Zachary, LA Even
- Lindsay, LA R+53
- Jackson, LA R+34
- Pride, LA R+65
- Baker, LA D+56
- Gurley, LA D+4
- Clinton, LA R+21
- Port Hudson, LA R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Many Farms, AZ D+61
- Dauphin, PA R+31
- Durham, CA R+23
- Sutter Creek, CA R+29
- Mohawk, NY R+28
- Olustee, FL R+32
- Coleman, TX R+54
- Loudon, NH R+17
- Euharlee, GA R+65
- West Peoria, IL D+26
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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.