Gilbert is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Gilbert typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gilbert, ~9% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gilbert compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gilbert leans more Republican than 23 of 44 neighbors.
Gilbert runs about 48 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gilbert. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+87) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 45 points.
Why Gilbert 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 Gilbert, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Gilbert hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Gilbert, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gilbert looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 77% of adults in Gilbert have completed high school, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wisner, LA R+12
- Lorelein, LA R+86
- Extension, LA R+59
- Crowville, LA R+68
- Peck, LA R+36
- Winnsboro, LA R+14
- Holly Grove, LA R+14
- Como, LA R+47
- Fort Necessity, LA R+83
- Liddieville, LA R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hoyt, OK R+70
- Howard, SD R+49
- Rich Creek, VA R+64
- Fulton, OH R+60
- Randolph, AL R+78
- Milnor, PA R+42
- D'Hanis, TX R+68
- Endeavor, WI R+34
- Florence, IN R+62
- Boyers, PA R+57
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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.