Estherwood is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Estherwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Estherwood, ~8% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Estherwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Estherwood leans more Republican than 26 of 40 neighbors.
Estherwood runs about 57 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Estherwood. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+88) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+75), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Estherwood 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 Estherwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Estherwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Estherwood drive to work alone, above 81% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Estherwood, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Estherwood looks the way it does
Turnout in Estherwood 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
- Morse, LA R+86
- Egan, LA R+85
- Mermentau, LA R+73
- Crowley, LA R+29
- Silverwood, LA R+85
- Riceville, LA R+86
- Lyons Point, LA R+83
- Millerville, LA R+84
- Maxie, LA R+84
- Iota, LA R+86
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yountsville, IN R+58
- Brewer, MO R+69
- Andes, NY D+2
- Carbonado, WA R+37
- Spence, GA R+68
- Ford River, MI R+33
- Cranfills Gap, TX R+72
- Barryville, NY R+4
- Marty, SD R+4
- Reilly Springs, TX R+75
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.