Walnut Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Walnut Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walnut Hill, ~5% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walnut Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Walnut Hill leans more Republican than 23 of 38 neighbors.
Walnut Hill runs about 63 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Walnut Hill 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 Walnut Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Walnut Hill drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Walnut Hill are family households, above 75% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Walnut Hill, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Walnut Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Walnut Hill 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
- Simpson, LA R+84
- Fort Polk North, LA R+37
- Fullerton, LA R+42
- Hicks, LA R+86
- Leesville, LA R+48
- Hawthorne, LA R+76
- Hutton, LA R+83
- New Llano, LA R+14
- Fort Polk South, LA R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Point Peter, GA R+56
- Myra, TX R+80
- Rackerby, CA R+29
- Lafferty, OH R+58
- Sherman Junction, TX R+59
- Mossy Head, FL R+70
- Douglas, LA R+76
- Longtown, MS R+3
- Dorchester, TX R+62
- Doskie, MS R+82
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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.