Thornwell is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Thornwell typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thornwell, ~5% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Thornwell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Thornwell leans more Republican than 14 of 25 neighbors.
Thornwell runs about 60 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Thornwell 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 Thornwell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Thornwell hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Thornwell is about 94%, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Thornwell, LA sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Thornwell looks the way it does
Turnout in Thornwell 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
- Lake Arthur, LA R+72
- Hayes, LA R+82
- Roanoke, LA R+67
- Welsh, LA R+58
- Bell City, LA R+84
- Lacassine, LA R+75
- Jennings, LA R+50
- Millerville, LA R+84
- Mermentau, LA R+73
- Riceville, LA R+86
Cities with Similar Populations
- Laughlintown, PA R+40
- Moorhead, IA R+48
- Baileyville, KS R+70
- Rindal, MN R+28
- Eagleton, WI R+36
- Point Washington, FL R+62
- Torres, CO R+44
- Collins, PA R+58
- Dickens, IA R+55
- Wood, IA R+51
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.