South Vacherie leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 88% of adults in South Vacherie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Vacherie, ~33% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Vacherie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, South Vacherie leans more Republican than 37 of 78 neighbors.
Politically, South Vacherie sits close to the rest of Louisiana.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within South Vacherie. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+75) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+29), a spread of about 104 points.
Why South Vacherie 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 South Vacherie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in South Vacherie drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in South Vacherie are family households, above 89% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; South Vacherie, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in South Vacherie looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. South Vacherie is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 65%, above 68% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in South Vacherie own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vacherie, LA D+21
- Pleasure Bend, LA R+51
- Golden Star Plantation, LA R+79
- North Vacherie, LA D+63
- Choctaw, LA R+81
- Wallace, LA R+51
- Kraemer, LA R+79
- Paulina, LA R+77
- Chackbay, LA R+80
- Hester, LA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rivergrove, OR D+43
- Huntington, OH R+51
- Wakefield, OH R+61
- Forked Island, LA R+87
- Tecumseh, MO R+67
- Randlett, OK R+73
- Southside, WV R+62
- Whitesville, WV R+68
- Honeybee, KY R+79
- Ekalaka, MT R+76
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.