Urania is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Urania typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Urania, ~4% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Urania compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Urania leans more Republican than 15 of 41 neighbors.
Urania runs about 64 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Urania 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 Urania, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Urania hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Louisiana average of 19%.
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 Urania, LA does.
Why turnout in Urania looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Urania is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Urania report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 69% of adults in Urania have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tullos, LA R+88
- Olla, LA R+91
- Standard, LA R+91
- Georgetown, LA R+91
- Zenoria, LA R+96
- Kelly, LA R+93
- Searcy, LA R+96
- Summerville, LA R+92
- Zion, LA R+90
Cities with Similar Populations
- Midland, WV R+51
- North Apollo, PA R+37
- Alma, NE R+68
- Price, WI R+42
- Holland, IN R+52
- Farmington, KY R+65
- Cranmoor, WI R+35
- Raymond, CA R+39
- St. Meinrad, IN R+41
- Charlack, MO D+49
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.