Tickfaw leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Tickfaw typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tickfaw, ~18% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tickfaw compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tickfaw leans more Republican than 14 of 42 neighbors.
Tickfaw runs about 16 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tickfaw. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Tickfaw 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 Tickfaw, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tickfaw votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 25%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Tickfaw sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 77% of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Tickfaw, LA does.
Why turnout in Tickfaw looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 35% of households in Tickfaw rent, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Tickfaw report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Tickfaw have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woodhaven, LA R+42
- Hammond, LA R+16
- Independence, LA R+31
- Akers, LA R+64
- Natalbany, LA R+47
- Albany, LA R+72
- Loranger, LA R+79
- Ponchatoula, LA R+51
- Holden, LA R+78
- Robert, LA R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Des Peres, MO Even
- Freedom, CA D+40
- Glencoe, IL D+47
- Iowa, LA R+46
- Helena-West Helena, AR D+44
- Milltown, NJ R+8
- Twin Lake, MI R+26
- Chugiak, AK R+5
- Mcloud, OK R+58
- Hollis, NH D+13
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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.