Zion is a Republican stronghold. About 5% of voters here vote Democratic and 95% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Zion typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zion, ~3% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zion compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zion leans more Republican than 31 of 46 neighbors.
Zion runs about 68 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Zion 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 Zion, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Zion drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Zion fits that profile on both counts.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Zion, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Zion looks the way it does
Turnout in Zion sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Georgetown, LA R+91
- Mudville, LA R+91
- Packton, LA R+82
- Jordan Hill, LA R+88
- Tullos, LA R+88
- Zenoria, LA R+96
- Breezy Hill, LA R+91
- Williana, LA R+91
- Urania, LA R+86
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yellow House, PA R+27
- Coffeeville, AR R+76
- Cherrystone, VA D+6
- Manzano, NM R+32
- Sumatra, MT R+66
- Sturges Corner, NY R+25
- Sweden, ME R+38
- Stonerstown, PA R+64
- Cedars, MS D+36
- Staffordville, NJ R+34
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.