Tensas Parish is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Tensas Parish typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tensas Parish, ~29% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tensas Parish compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Tensas Parish leans more Republican than 5 of 11 neighbors.
Tensas Parish runs about 18 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Tensas Parish. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+52) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+51), a spread of about 103 points.
Why Tensas Parish leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Tensas Parish. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Tensas Parish, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tensas Parish looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 37% of adults in Tensas Parish report food insecurity, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Tensas Parish sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Tensas Parish have completed high school, below 92% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Claiborne County, MS D+61
- Jefferson County, MS D+63
- Franklin Parish, LA R+38
- Adams County, MS D+17
- Concordia Parish, LA R+24
- Madison Parish, LA D+6
- Catahoula Parish, LA R+50
- Warren County, MS D+6
- Richland Parish, LA R+38
- Franklin County, MS R+35
Counties with Similar Populations
- Grant County, OK R+70
- Hidalgo County, NM R+22
- Mora County, NM D+18
- Storey County, NV R+40
- Nuckolls County, NE R+60
- Dunn County, ND R+53
- LaMoure County, ND R+57
- Kittson County, MN R+34
- Bath County, VA R+54
- Union County, NM R+52
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.