Glencoe is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Glencoe typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glencoe, ~37% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glencoe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glencoe sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 28 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 5 leaning the other way.
Glencoe runs about 23 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Glencoe sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Glencoe. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+43) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+40), a spread of about 83 points.
Why Glencoe 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 Glencoe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Glencoe votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Glencoe runs about 23 points more Democratic.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Glencoe, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Glencoe looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Glencoe sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sorrel, LA Even
- Jeanerette, LA D+15
- Baldwin, LA D+13
- Patoutville, LA R+32
- Hubertville, LA R+32
- Charenton, LA R+38
- Albania, LA R+23
- Lydia, LA R+53
- Franklin, LA D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fitzhugh, VA D+20
- Midtown, TN R+59
- Sias, WV R+65
- Royal, NE R+77
- Rosine, KY R+70
- Rome, IA R+48
- Ulmer, SC R+33
- Keeter, TX R+75
- Rogers, LA R+95
- Ervintown, NC R+47
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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.