White Sulphur Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 3% of voters here vote Democratic and 97% Republican.
About 79% of adults in White Sulphur Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in White Sulphur Springs, ~2% vote Democratic, ~77% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How White Sulphur Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, White Sulphur Springs leans more Republican than 39 of 46 neighbors.
White Sulphur Springs runs about 72 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why White Sulphur Springs 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 White Sulphur Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in White Sulphur Springs hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Louisiana average of 19%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; White Sulphur Springs, LA sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in White Sulphur Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in White Sulphur Springs sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Trout, LA R+83
- Rogers, LA R+95
- Eden, LA R+93
- Searcy, LA R+96
- Fishville, LA R+85
- Zenoria, LA R+96
- Nebo, LA R+94
- Jena, LA R+53
- Breezy Hill, LA R+91
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zurich, MT R+66
- Minnewaukan, ND R+4
- Burke Center, NY R+36
- Whitney, MI R+41
- Sykeston, ND R+62
- Tabernacle, NJ R+28
- Comstock, NE R+73
- Redstone Arsenal, AL R+2
- Benndale, MS R+73
- Hodge, AL R+80
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.