Thomas is a Republican stronghold. About 3% of voters here vote Democratic and 97% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Thomas typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thomas, ~2% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Thomas compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Thomas is the most Republican-leaning.
Thomas runs about 71 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Thomas 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 Thomas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Thomas hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Louisiana average of 19%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Thomas, LA sits below the national average 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 Thomas looks the way it does
Turnout in Thomas sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- State Line, LA R+50
- Sheridan, LA R+88
- Franklinton, LA R+49
- Warnerton, LA R+27
- Angie, LA R+28
- Lexie, MS R+44
- Sandy Hook, MS R+55
- Knoxo, MS D+8
- Tylertown, MS R+21
- Varnado, LA R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Old Hopland, CA D+12
- Stokesville, VA R+65
- Ita, NC D+42
- Wellington, IL R+62
- Ironto, VA R+24
- Tooley Corners, PA R+21
- New City, IL R+40
- Edmondson, AR D+4
- Maywood, NE R+78
- East Brimfield, MA R+7
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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.