Glenwild is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Glenwild typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glenwild, ~10% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glenwild compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glenwild leans more Republican than 41 of 44 neighbors.
Glenwild runs about 52 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Glenwild 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 Glenwild, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Glenwild hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Glenwild sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Glenwild, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Glenwild looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Glenwild own their home, about 21 points above the Louisiana average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bayou Vista, LA R+72
- Berwick, LA R+71
- Patterson, LA R+21
- Idlewild, LA R+32
- Morgan City, LA R+36
- Belle River, LA R+78
- Centerville, LA Even
- Richohoc, LA R+19
- Bayou Sale, LA Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Weatherby, OR R+57
- McFarland, MI R+33
- Mayos Crossroads, NC R+9
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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.