Elmwood is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Elmwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elmwood, ~7% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elmwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elmwood leans more Republican than 16 of 31 neighbors.
Elmwood runs about 57 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Elmwood. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+74), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Elmwood 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 Elmwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Elmwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Elmwood are family households, above 76% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Elmwood, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Elmwood looks the way it does
Turnout in Elmwood 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
- Kurthwood, LA R+77
- New Llano, LA R+14
- Fort Polk South, LA R+22
- Sandy Hill, LA R+75
- Leesville, LA R+48
- Rosepine, LA R+75
- Caney, LA R+90
- Fullerton, LA R+42
- Fort Polk North, LA R+37
- Evans, LA R+87
Cities with Similar Populations
- Napoleon, MO R+63
- Tin Town, MO R+68
- Thornton, IA R+45
- Alma, MO R+64
- Blackburn, AR R+45
- Weldon, IL R+57
- Farmington, DE R+43
- Huntington Center, VT D+21
- Gainestown, AL D+42
- Galesburg, KS R+66
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.