Utility is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Utility typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Utility, ~13% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Utility compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Utility leans more Republican than 16 of 45 neighbors.
Utility runs about 42 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Utility. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Utility 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 Utility, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Utility hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Utility are family households, above 75% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Utility, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Utility looks the way it does
Turnout in Utility sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jonesville, LA R+13
- Trinity, LA R+11
- Wildsville, LA R+46
- Quaid, LA R+73
- Rhinehart, LA R+55
- Manifest, LA R+92
- Walters, LA R+82
- Wallace Ridge, LA R+79
- Lismore, LA R+51
- Harrisonburg, LA R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vidette, AL R+50
- Rockport, KY R+64
- False Pass, AK D+6
- Teague, TN R+58
- East Arlington, VT D+10
- Redfield, KS R+67
- Blencoe, IA R+50
- Courtland, KS R+68
- Grubbs, AR R+62
- Collinston, UT R+73
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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.