Vernon Parish is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Vernon Parish typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vernon Parish, ~13% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vernon Parish compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Vernon Parish leans more Republican than 4 of 7 neighbors.
Vernon Parish runs about 34 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Vernon Parish. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+90) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 47 points.
Why Vernon Parish leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Vernon Parish, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 82% of residents in Vernon Parish drive to work alone, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 70% of households in Vernon Parish are family households, above 79% of counties.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Vernon Parish, LA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Vernon Parish looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 43% of households in Vernon Parish rent, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Vernon Parish report food insecurity, above 81% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Beauregard Parish, LA R+70
- Sabine Parish, LA R+55
- Sabine County, TX R+72
- Allen Parish, LA R+48
- Newton County, TX R+61
- Natchitoches Parish, LA R+13
- Rapides Parish, LA R+24
- Jasper County, TX R+54
- Grant Parish, LA R+77
- San Augustine County, TX R+47
Counties with Similar Populations
- Duplin County, NC R+23
- Halifax County, NC D+22
- Edgecombe County, NC D+26
- Henry County, IN R+47
- Fremont County, CO R+25
- Atascosa County, TX R+37
- Tioga County, NY R+27
- Curry County, NM R+34
- Lincoln Parish, LA R+13
- Burnet County, TX R+56
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.