Wallace is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Wallace typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wallace, ~12% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wallace compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wallace leans more Republican than 50 of 77 neighbors.
Wallace runs about 29 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Wallace 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 Wallace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Wallace live in densely developed areas, about 23 points below the Louisiana average of 25%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wallace, 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 Wallace looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 29% of households in Wallace rent, above 83% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Wallace sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Wallace report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lutcher, LA D+28
- Gramercy, LA R+9
- North Vacherie, LA D+63
- Mount Airy, LA R+33
- Paulina, LA R+77
- Garyville, LA D+2
- Grand Point, LA R+59
- Vacherie, LA D+21
- Edgard, LA D+43
- Hester, LA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youba, OH R+50
- Alstead Center, NH R+17
- Keswick, IA R+54
- French Lake, MN R+43
- Lower Wire Village, MA R+17
- Forest Home, AL R+24
- Eagletown, NC D+25
- Bruning, NE R+68
- Briarcliff, AR R+56
- Strawtown, IN R+53
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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.