Goodwill is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Goodwill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goodwill, ~7% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goodwill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goodwill leans more Republican than 31 of 36 neighbors.
Goodwill runs about 59 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Goodwill. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+91) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 80 points.
Why Goodwill 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 Goodwill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Goodwill drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Goodwill sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Goodwill, LA sits below the national average 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 Goodwill looks the way it does
Turnout in Goodwill 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
- Forest, LA R+76
- Pioneer, LA R+41
- Darnell, LA R+62
- Oak Grove, LA R+73
- Twin Oaks, LA R+41
- Jones, LA R+33
- Bonita, LA R+37
- Concord, LA R+83
- Mer Rouge, LA Even
- Epps, LA R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tee Lake, IN R+32
- Worsham, VA R+11
- Dodson, LA R+82
- Chewey, OK R+61
- Gilmore City, IA R+53
- Mc Adams, MS R+37
- Milner Crossroads, GA R+53
- Rosendale, MO R+58
- Malta, ID R+86
- Opelika, TX R+78
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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.