Longview is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Longview typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Longview, ~4% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Longview compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Longview leans more Republican than 41 of 43 neighbors.
Longview runs about 64 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Longview. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+89) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+74), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Longview 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 Longview, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Longview drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Longview are family households, above 88% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Longview, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Longview looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Longview report food insecurity, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Longview have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Swampers, LA R+86
- Lamar, LA R+78
- Baskinton, LA R+82
- Holly Ridge, LA R+80
- Crowville, LA R+68
- Baskin, LA R+85
- Big Creek, LA R+89
- Tendal, LA R+76
- Winnsboro, LA R+14
- New Light, LA R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Acme, WA Even
- Yosemite National Park, CA D+18
- Westwood, MO D+11
- Allenport, PA R+32
- Providence, AL R+19
- Pukwana, SD R+60
- Twin Lakes, PA R+31
- Salt Springs, FL R+60
- Berrysville, OH R+66
- Woods Mills, NY R+15
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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.