Start is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Start typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Start, ~6% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Start compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Start leans more Republican than 35 of 47 neighbors.
Start runs about 57 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Start. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+74), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Start 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 Start, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Start live in densely developed areas, about 20 points below the Louisiana average of 25%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Start are family households, above 80% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Start, LA sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Start looks the way it does
Turnout in Start 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
- Girard, LA R+80
- Rayville, LA R+19
- Crew Lake, LA Even
- Jonesburg, LA R+86
- Dehlco, LA R+67
- Bee Bayou, LA R+71
- Archibald, LA R+75
- Oak Ridge, LA R+60
- Buckner, LA R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alexandria, SD R+71
- Neopit, WI D+66
- Bernice, OK R+60
- Glidden, WI R+36
- Kiowa, OK R+69
- Selwyn, WV R+81
- Pine Grove, MI R+29
- Stuart, NE R+73
- Jacksonville, GA R+64
- Collbran, CO R+52
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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.