Sunset leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Sunset typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sunset, ~27% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sunset compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sunset leans more Republican than 13 of 53 neighbors.
Politically, Sunset sits close to the rest of Louisiana.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sunset. The southwest side is the most split-leaning (R+56) and the north side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 56 points.
Why Sunset 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 Sunset, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sunset votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Sunset, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sunset looks the way it does
Turnout in Sunset 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
- Grand Coteau, LA Even
- Cankton, LA R+66
- Carencro, LA R+23
- Higginbotham, LA R+73
- Church Point, LA R+48
- Leonville, LA R+36
- Ossun, LA D+30
- Opelousas, LA D+26
- Arnaudville, LA R+54
- Coteau Rodaire, LA R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Byron, IL R+26
- Demopolis, AL D+13
- Berryville, VA R+17
- Fair Plain, MI D+41
- Kalkaska, MI R+39
- Ebensburg, PA R+38
- Ridgeville, SC R+20
- Walls, MS D+7
- Coldwater, MS R+34
- North Patchogue, NY R+20
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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.