Spencer is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Spencer typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spencer, ~6% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spencer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spencer leans more Republican than 32 of 46 neighbors.
Spencer runs about 60 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Spencer 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 Spencer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Spencer hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 92% of residents in Spencer drive to work alone, above 96% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Spencer, 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 Spencer looks the way it does
Turnout in Spencer 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
- Rocky Branch, LA R+88
- Wall Lake, LA R+56
- Linville, LA R+79
- Sterlington, LA R+57
- Haile, LA R+87
- Point, LA R+87
- Fowler, LA R+65
- Marion, LA R+60
- Dean, LA R+82
- Willhite, LA R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Thurman, IA R+49
- Priddy, TX R+78
- Pleasant View, IN R+52
- Ancona, IL R+53
- Menchalville, WI R+49
- Utica, MO R+68
- Hodgewood, AL R+80
- Morgan, KY R+66
- Pancoastburg, OH R+66
- Holliday Landing, MO R+73
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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.