Tallulah leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Tallulah typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tallulah, ~44% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tallulah compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tallulah leans more Democratic than 31 of 32 neighbors.
Tallulah runs about 57 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Tallulah is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tallulah. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+83) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+25), a spread of about 109 points.
Why Tallulah 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 Tallulah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Tallulah is about 19%, about 53 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Tallulah have never been married, above 98% of cities. Tallulah runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Tallulah, LA sits in the top quarter nationally 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 Tallulah looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tallulah 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 39%, about 16 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Richmond, LA R+35
- Englewood, LA R+72
- Ashly, LA R+70
- Thomastown, LA R+74
- Sondheimer, LA R+55
- Mound, LA R+73
- Waverly, LA R+61
- Somerset, LA R+46
- Delta, LA R+73
- Transylvania, LA R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Millersville, TN R+46
- St. Francisville, LA R+36
- Ranchos de Taos, NM D+34
- Union Grove, WI R+16
- Stickney, IL D+16
- Greenup, KY R+57
- Many, LA R+42
- Youngtown, AZ R+11
- Ulysses, KS R+58
- Marine City, MI R+32
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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.