Ville Platte leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Ville Platte typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ville Platte, ~31% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ville Platte compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ville Platte leans more Republican than 6 of 49 neighbors.
Ville Platte runs about 5 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ville Platte. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+25) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+73), a spread of about 99 points.
Why Ville Platte 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 Ville Platte, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Ville Platte drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Ville Platte, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ville Platte looks the way it does
Turnout in Ville Platte sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tate Cove, LA R+62
- Point Blue, LA R+39
- Vidrine, LA R+83
- Belair Cove, LA R+68
- Gray Point, LA R+84
- Reddell, LA R+77
- Mamou, LA R+27
- Pine Prairie, LA R+66
- Easton, LA R+85
- Chataignier, LA R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- La Grande, OR R+21
- Midland, GA R+6
- South Charleston, WV R+5
- Greenville, PA R+35
- Hampton Bays, NY R+6
- Cherry Hill Mall, NJ D+26
- Stone Ridge, VA D+23
- Marshall, MO R+25
- Whiteville, NC R+23
- Hooksett, NH D+6
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.