Sibley leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Sibley typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sibley, ~17% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sibley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sibley leans more Republican than 22 of 47 neighbors.
Sibley runs about 17 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sibley. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Sibley 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 Sibley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Sibley are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sibley, LA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Sibley looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 27% of adults in Sibley report food insecurity, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Taylor, LA R+29
- Dubberly, LA R+43
- Gibsland, LA D+11
- Mount Lebanon, LA D+12
- Old Athens, LA R+18
- Sailes, LA R+32
- Minden, LA R+6
- Gilark, LA R+77
- Pratt, LA D+2
- Athens, LA R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allenton, MI R+51
- Bloomsdale, MO R+58
- Council Grove, KS R+43
- Johnsonburg, PA R+35
- Washington, LA R+68
- Quartzsite, AZ R+38
- Le Roy, MI R+50
- Danville, OH R+64
- White Castle, LA D+25
- Panhandle, TX R+65
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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.