Verdun is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Verdun typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Verdun, ~6% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Verdun compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Verdun leans more Republican than 58 of 59 neighbors.
Verdun runs about 62 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Verdun. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+88) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+75), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Verdun 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 Verdun, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Verdun hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Louisiana average of 19%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Verdun, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Verdun looks the way it does
Turnout in Verdun sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- French Settlement, LA R+85
- Maurepas, LA R+81
- Lake, LA R+75
- Livingston, LA R+82
- Springville, LA R+80
- St. Amant, LA R+77
- Port Vincent, LA R+53
- Killian, LA R+70
- Doyle, LA R+82
- Springfield, LA R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Attica, OH R+56
- Fruitland, IA R+38
- Clyde Park, MT R+36
- Fowler, IL R+64
- Sandersville, MS R+45
- Francestown, NH Even
- Burlingame, KS R+51
- South Amherst, OH R+35
- West Springfield, PA R+39
- Peytonsville, TN R+44
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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.