St. Genevieve is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 53% of adults in St. Genevieve typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Genevieve, ~7% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Genevieve compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Genevieve leans more Republican than 29 of 40 neighbors.
St. Genevieve runs about 52 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within St. Genevieve. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+91) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 44 points.
Why St. Genevieve 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 St. Genevieve, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in St. Genevieve live in densely developed areas, about 20 points below the Louisiana average of 25%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in St. Genevieve are family households, above 82% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; St. Genevieve, LA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in St. Genevieve looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. St. Genevieve is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 8 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in St. Genevieve report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in St. Genevieve have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Morville, LA R+47
- Ridgecrest, LA R+36
- Vidalia, LA R+50
- Ferriday, LA D+24
- Minorca, LA R+17
- Frogmore, LA R+42
- Lismore, LA R+51
- Red Gum, LA R+67
- Monterey, LA R+87
- Parhams, LA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wilson Lake Shores, AL R+41
- Pine Bluffs, NE R+77
- Croft, KS R+74
- Ockley, IN R+59
- Meridian, PA R+36
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.