Sweet Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Sweet Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sweet Lake, ~4% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sweet Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sweet Lake leans more Republican than 16 of 18 neighbors.
Sweet Lake runs about 66 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Sweet Lake 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 Sweet Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Sweet Lake live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Louisiana average of 25%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sweet Lake sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 76% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 90% of households in Sweet Lake are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Sweet Lake, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Sweet Lake looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 99% of households in Sweet Lake own their home, about 23 points above the Louisiana average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Holmwood, LA R+77
- Gibbstown, LA R+80
- Hackberry, LA R+88
- Bell City, LA R+84
- Lake Charles, LA R+6
- Creole, LA R+82
- Hayes, LA R+82
- Carlyss, LA R+68
- Westlake, LA R+58
- Iowa, LA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Forsyth, MT R+53
- Buttonwillow, CA R+23
- Old River-Winfree, TX R+73
- Selma, OR R+34
- Meade, KS R+71
- Rosebush, MI R+37
- Vernal, MS R+78
- Bonnyman, KY R+62
- Rheasville, NC D+36
- Intercession City, FL Even
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.