Wadesboro is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Wadesboro typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wadesboro, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wadesboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wadesboro leans more Republican than 22 of 39 neighbors.
Wadesboro runs about 43 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Wadesboro 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 Wadesboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Wadesboro live in densely developed areas, about 20 points below the Louisiana average of 25%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wadesboro, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wadesboro looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wadesboro is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 58%, below 65% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ponchatoula, LA R+51
- Killian, LA R+70
- Springfield, LA R+67
- Hammond, LA R+16
- Natalbany, LA R+47
- Robert, LA R+67
- Albany, LA R+72
- Tickfaw, LA R+38
- Springville, LA R+80
- Holden, LA R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Julian, WV R+69
- Pulpit Harbor, ME D+24
- Little Falls, WA R+35
- West Lenox, PA R+45
- Yates, TX R+76
- Trowbridge, CA R+55
- Matlock, WA D+4
- Hardinville, IL R+58
- Hinnom, VA D+7
- China Grove, AL R+41
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.