Greenwell Springs-Central Area leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Greenwell Springs-Central Area typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greenwell Springs-Central Area, ~48% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Greenwell Springs-Central Area compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Greenwell Springs-Central Area is the least Democratic-leaning.
Greenwell Springs-Central Area runs about 57 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Greenwell Springs-Central Area is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Greenwell Springs-Central Area. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+87) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+51), a spread of about 137 points.
Why Greenwell Springs-Central Area leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Greenwell Springs-Central Area, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Greenwell Springs-Central Area votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Greenwell Springs-Central Area runs about 57 points more Democratic. Rural majority-Black areas vote Democratic, and about 61% of residents in Greenwell Springs-Central Area are Black or African American, above 92% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Greenwell Springs-Central Area, Baton Rouge, 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 Greenwell Springs-Central Area looks the way it does
Turnout in Greenwell Springs-Central Area 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 Neighborhoods
- Park Forest-Louisiana North, Baton Rouge, LA D+45
- Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge, LA D+66
- Mid City North, Baton Rouge, LA D+84
- Broadmoor-Sherwood, Baton Rouge, LA D+22
- Belfair, Baton Rouge, LA D+86
- Scotlandville, Baton Rouge, LA D+84
- Brownsfield-Central, Baton Rouge, LA R+7
- Mid City South, Baton Rouge, LA D+5
- Garden District, Baton Rouge, LA D+63
- Airline-Jefferson, Baton Rouge, LA R+8
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Westminster, Westminster, CO D+20
- Evergreen, Detroit, MI D+87
- Acres Home, Houston, TX D+71
- Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville, OH D+18
- West Meadows, Tampa, FL D+15
- Tuttle West, Dublin, OH D+14
- Logan Circle, Washington, DC D+77
- Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA D+68
- West Oak Hill, Austin, TX D+24
- Power Ranch, Gilbert, AZ R+16
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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.