Tioga leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Tioga typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tioga, ~23% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tioga compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tioga leans more Republican than 5 of 62 neighbors.
Politically, Tioga sits close to the rest of Louisiana.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tioga. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+60), a spread of about 67 points.
Why Tioga 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 Tioga, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Tioga drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Tioga, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Tioga looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 26% of adults in Tioga report food insecurity, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 32% of households in Tioga rent, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Dry Prong, LA R+85
- Weil, LA R+8
- Rock Hill, LA R+71
- Simms, LA R+81
- Bentley, LA R+87
- Ball, LA R+67
- Boyce, LA R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mozier, IL R+58
- Alleene, AR R+75
- Cornelia, IA R+49
- Mekoryuk, AK D+22
- Elvira, IL R+54
- South Newfane, VT D+33
- Manheim Center, NY R+45
- Oark, AR R+62
- Meadow, SD R+68
- Hereford, WV R+67
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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.