Weyanoke is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Weyanoke typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weyanoke, ~60% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weyanoke compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weyanoke leans more Democratic than 43 of 44 neighbors.
Weyanoke runs about 90 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Weyanoke is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Weyanoke 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 Weyanoke, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 74% of residents in Weyanoke are Black or African American, about 49 points above the Louisiana average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Weyanoke have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Weyanoke runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Weyanoke, 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 Weyanoke looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Weyanoke 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 59%, below 61% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Weyanoke own their home, compared to around 73% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Weyanoke have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pinckneyville, MS D+45
- Plettenberg, LA D+53
- Fort Adams, MS D+23
- Angola, LA R+66
- Wakefield, LA R+83
- Donegal, MS D+67
- St. Francisville, LA R+36
- Lessley, MS D+23
- Turnbull, MS D+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dunlapsville, IN R+60
- Adams, OK R+82
- Amelia, NE R+78
- Damascus, MS R+42
- Boy River, MN R+36
- Rush Hill, MO R+68
- Platte Woods, MO D+8
- Montello, NV R+23
- Rowe, VA R+70
- Borden, NY R+61
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.