Silverwood is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Silverwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silverwood, ~6% vote Democratic, ~75% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silverwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Silverwood leans more Republican than 31 of 36 neighbors.
Silverwood runs about 63 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Silverwood 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 Silverwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Silverwood drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Silverwood fits that profile on both counts.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Silverwood, LA sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Silverwood looks the way it does
Turnout in Silverwood 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
- Egan, LA R+85
- Millerville, LA R+84
- Mermentau, LA R+73
- Estherwood, LA R+79
- Evangeline, LA R+88
- Jennings, LA R+50
- Morse, LA R+86
- Iota, LA R+86
- Riceville, LA R+86
- Crowley, LA R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kent, PA R+56
- McMichaels, PA R+13
- West Richmondville, NY R+41
- Red Falls, NY R+32
- Plano, ID R+72
- Severance, KS R+72
- Hetlerville, PA R+51
- McCutcheon, MS D+9
- Hay, WA R+72
- Washington, CA D+10
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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.