Now that we’re headed towards the next big election, we wanted to get a better sense of what parts of Louisiana would be the most likely to back Donald Trump again.
Specifically, which cities have the highest number of conservative voters in the Pelican State?
To do so, we used Saturday Night Science to measure how each city in Louisiana with populations greater than 5,000 voted in past elections. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Republican were named the most conservative cities in the state.
84.1% Republican vote · #2 most conservative in Louisiana
Located in
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Walker is a city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,138 at the 2010 census.
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84.1% Republican vote · #2 most conservative in Louisiana
Located in
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Denham Springs is a city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The 2010 census placed the population at 10,215, up from 8,757 at the 2000 census. The city is the largest area of commercial and residential development in Livingston Parish. As of the 2010 census, Denham Springs and Walker are the only parish municipalities classified as cities.
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83.0% Republican vote · #3 most conservative in Louisiana
Located in
Vernon Parish, Louisiana
DeRidder is a small city in and the parish seat of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States. A small portion of the city extends into Vernon Parish. As of the 2010 census DeRidder had a population of 10,578. It is the smaller principal city of the Fort Polk South-DeRidder CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Fort Polk South and DeRidder micropolitan areas, which had a combined population of 87,988 at the 2010 census.
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81.7% Republican vote · #4 most conservative in Louisiana
Located in
Vernon Parish, Louisiana
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80.3% Republican vote · #6 most conservative in Louisiana
Located in
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
Abbeville is a city in and the parish seat of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States, 150 miles west of New Orleans and 60 miles southwest of Baton Rouge. The population was 12,257 at the 2010 census.
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79.5% Republican vote · #8 most conservative in Louisiana
Located in
Acadia Parish, Louisiana
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79.5% Republican vote · #8 most conservative in Louisiana
Located in
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Eunice is a city in Acadia and St. Landry parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The 2010 census placed the population at 10,398, a decrease of 1,101, or 9.5 percent, from the 2000 tabulation of 11,499.
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79.5% Republican vote · #8 most conservative in Louisiana
Located in
Acadia Parish, Louisiana
Crowley is a city in and the parish seat of Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 13,265 at the 2010 census but 14,225 in 2000, a loss of nearly a thousand persons. It is 63.8 percent Non-Hispanic White.
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79.4% Republican vote · #10 most conservative in Louisiana
Located in
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Thibodaux is a city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 14,567 at the 2010 census. Thibodaux is a principal city of the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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77.2% Republican vote · #11 most conservative in Louisiana
Located in
Allen Parish, Louisiana
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Mapping the conservative strongholds in Louisiana
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the most conservative cities in Louisiana for 2026
To find the most conservative places in Louisiana, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most conservatives.
We started by making a list of every city in Louisiana over 5,000 people based on the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. That left us with 59 cities and towns.
We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places rock the most rightward in their allegiances by:
- Percentage Of Votes For The Republican President In 2020
Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Republicans, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.
Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 59 for each criterion, where number one was the most conservative.
The winner, Walker, is “The Most Conservative City in Louisiana For 2026”. The most liberal place in Louisiana was New Orleans.
We updated this article for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the most conservative places to live in Louisiana.
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Most Conservative Places In Louisiana
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| Rank | City | Conservative Score | Population | % Conservative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walker | 1.50 | 6,390 | 84.1% |
| 1 | Denham Springs | 1.50 | 9,323 | 84.1% |
| 3 | DeRidder | 3.00 | 9,763 | 83.0% |
| 4 | Leesville | 4.50 | 5,495 | 81.7% |
| 5 | Abbeville | 6.00 | 11,003 | 80.3% |
| 7 | Rayne | 8.00 | 7,105 | 79.5% |
| 7 | Eunice | 8.00 | 9,239 | 79.5% |
| 7 | Crowley | 8.00 | 11,422 | 79.5% |
| 9 | Thibodaux | 10.00 | 15,732 | 79.4% |
| 10 | Oakdale | 11.00 | 6,546 | 77.2% |
| 11 | Jennings | 12.00 | 9,553 | 77.0% |
| 12 | Houma | 13.00 | 32,392 | 74.3% |
| 13 | Ville Platte | 14.00 | 6,253 | 71.7% |
| 15 | Mandeville | 16.00 | 12,946 | 71.1% |
| 15 | Slidell | 16.00 | 28,561 | 71.1% |
| 15 | Covington | 16.00 | 11,658 | 71.1% |
| 17 | Bossier City | 18.50 | 62,901 | 69.7% |
| 17 | Shreveport | 18.50 | 180,982 | 69.7% |
| 19 | Bogalusa | 20.00 | 10,468 | 68.2% |
| 21 | Breaux Bridge | 22.50 | 7,501 | 67.3% |
| 21 | Morgan City | 22.50 | 11,064 | 67.3% |
| 21 | St. Martinville | 22.50 | 5,297 | 67.3% |
| 21 | Broussard | 22.50 | 14,322 | 67.3% |
| 24 | Sulphur | 25.50 | 20,775 | 66.6% |
| 24 | Lake Charles | 25.50 | 81,143 | 66.6% |
| 26 | Ponchatoula | 27.50 | 7,808 | 65.6% |
| 26 | Hammond | 27.50 | 21,539 | 65.6% |
| 28 | Donaldsonville | 29.50 | 6,831 | 65.3% |
| 28 | Gonzales | 29.50 | 13,108 | 65.3% |
| 30 | Pineville | 31.50 | 14,160 | 65.1% |
| 30 | Alexandria | 31.50 | 44,060 | 65.1% |
| 32 | New Iberia | 33.00 | 27,571 | 65.0% |
| 33 | Minden | 34.00 | 11,455 | 64.9% |
| 34 | Patterson | 36.00 | 5,744 | 63.9% |
| 34 | Franklin | 36.00 | 6,461 | 63.9% |
| 37 | Carencro | 40.00 | 11,619 | 63.3% |
| 37 | Youngsville | 40.00 | 17,427 | 63.3% |
| 37 | Scott | 40.00 | 8,609 | 63.3% |
| 37 | Lafayette | 40.00 | 121,715 | 63.3% |
| 40 | Monroe | 43.50 | 47,004 | 61.1% |
| 40 | West Monroe | 43.50 | 12,729 | 61.1% |
| 42 | Grambling | 45.50 | 5,287 | 58.7% |
| 42 | Ruston | 45.50 | 22,284 | 58.7% |
| 44 | Natchitoches | 47.00 | 17,577 | 56.5% |
| 45 | Opelousas | 48.50 | 15,495 | 56.3% |
| 46 | Bastrop | 50.00 | 9,232 | 56.2% |
| 48 | Westwego | 52.50 | 8,335 | 54.7% |
| 48 | Kenner | 52.50 | 64,904 | 54.7% |
| 48 | Harahan | 52.50 | 8,904 | 54.7% |
| 48 | Gretna | 52.50 | 17,389 | 54.7% |
| 51 | Addis | 55.00 | 7,252 | 54.5% |
| 52 | St. Gabriel | 56.50 | 6,639 | 47.2% |
| 52 | Plaquemine | 56.50 | 6,075 | 47.2% |
| 55 | Central | 60.50 | 29,783 | 42.5% |
| 55 | Zachary | 60.50 | 19,952 | 42.5% |
| 55 | Baton Rouge | 60.50 | 222,771 | 42.5% |
| 55 | Baker | 60.50 | 12,253 | 42.5% |
| 58 | Tallulah | 63.00 | 5,969 | 41.3% |
| 59 | New Orleans | 64.00 | 371,853 | 15.0% |
Source: county-level 2020 election results, U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 59 cities with more than 5,000 residents.
Summary
Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds in Louisiana
Well, there you have it, the places in Louisiana that have the highest number of conservatives per capita, with Walker ranking as the most conservative in the entire state.
The most conservative cities in Louisiana are Walker, Denham Springs, DeRidder, Leesville, Abbeville, Rayne, Eunice, Crowley, Thibodaux, and Oakdale.
If you’re curious, here are the least conservative cities in Louisiana. Not sold on Louisiana? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
