Downsville is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Downsville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Downsville, ~5% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Downsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Downsville leans more Republican than 45 of 50 neighbors.
Downsville runs about 65 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Downsville 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 Downsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Downsville drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Downsville are family households, above 95% of cities.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; Downsville, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Downsville looks the way it does
Turnout in Downsville 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
- Point, LA R+87
- Willhite, LA R+81
- Frost Town, LA R+85
- Eureka, LA R+85
- Farmerville, LA R+27
- Rocky Branch, LA R+88
- Forksville, LA R+83
- Calhoun, LA R+80
- Tremont, LA R+81
- Mineral Springs, LA R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Seward, AK R+19
- Pierce City, MO R+62
- Horton, MI R+38
- Nathalie, VA R+24
- Janesville, CA R+46
- Franklin Furnace, OH R+56
- Milton, NH R+28
- Grantham, NH R+10
- Toledo, IA R+13
- North Lawrence, OH R+52
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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.