Weil leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Weil typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weil, ~38% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weil compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weil leans more Republican than 2 of 59 neighbors.
Weil runs about 14 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Weil 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 Weil, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Weil drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Weil are family households, above 78% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Weil, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Weil looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Weil is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 6 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rapides, LA R+21
- Alexandria, LA D+19
- Tioga, LA R+21
- Boyce, LA R+32
- Timber Trails, LA R+78
- Bagdad, LA R+62
- Gardner, LA R+78
- Pineville, LA R+44
- Willow Glen, LA R+6
- Hotwells, LA R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albert, KS R+67
- Bigler, PA R+65
- Radley, IN R+60
- Cordova, NE R+64
- Concan, TX R+68
- New Vernon, PA R+61
- Sandusky, WI R+35
- Sanctuary, TX R+69
- Crystal Bay, NV Even
- Maxville, OH R+65
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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.