Tendal is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Tendal typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tendal, ~8% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tendal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tendal leans more Republican than 27 of 40 neighbors.
Tendal runs about 54 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tendal. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+67), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Tendal 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 Tendal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Tendal are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Tendal, LA does.
Why turnout in Tendal looks the way it does
Turnout in Tendal sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Delhi, LA R+8
- Lamar, LA R+78
- Holly Ridge, LA R+80
- Dunn, LA R+63
- Waverly, LA R+61
- Longview, LA R+86
- Warden, LA R+65
- Baskinton, LA R+82
- Archibald, LA R+75
- Swampers, LA R+86
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kinross, IA R+49
- Trade River, WI R+41
- New Pittsburg, OH R+57
- Westboro, MO R+67
- South Beaver Dam, WI R+36
- Dewey Beach, DE D+16
- Sandy Creek, NC R+45
- Toltec, AR R+49
- Hastings, OK R+73
- Strandquist, MN R+54
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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.