Tensas Bluff is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Tensas Bluff typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tensas Bluff, ~12% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tensas Bluff compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tensas Bluff leans more Republican than 19 of 37 neighbors.
Tensas Bluff runs about 39 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tensas Bluff. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Tensas Bluff 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 Tensas Bluff, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Tensas Bluff live in densely developed areas, about 23 points below the Louisiana average of 25%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Tensas Bluff are family households, above 78% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Tensas Bluff, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Tensas Bluff looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 29% of adults in Tensas Bluff report food insecurity, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Tensas Bluff sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Tensas Bluff have completed high school, below 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Westwood, LA R+57
- Saranac, LA R+50
- Somerset, LA R+46
- Newellton, LA R+42
- Swampers, LA R+86
- Lorelein, LA R+86
- Longview, LA R+86
- Lamar, LA R+78
- Mayflower, LA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Arnold, KS R+80
- Kent, AR R+59
- Lovewell, KS R+74
- Saline City, IN R+62
- Lorenzen, MS D+17
- Utting, AZ R+55
- Loon Lake, NY D+4
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.