Wildsville leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Wildsville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wildsville, ~11% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wildsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wildsville leans more Republican than 11 of 45 neighbors.
Wildsville runs about 24 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Wildsville 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 Wildsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Wildsville live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Louisiana average of 25%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Wildsville sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 92% of households in Wildsville are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Wildsville, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally 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 Wildsville looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 71% of adults in Wildsville have completed high school, about 19 points below the U.S. average of 90%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Wildsville report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rhinehart, LA R+55
- Trinity, LA R+11
- Jonesville, LA R+13
- Quaid, LA R+73
- Frogmore, LA R+42
- Utility, LA R+64
- Lismore, LA R+51
- Wallace Ridge, LA R+79
- Harrisonburg, LA R+85
- Parhams, LA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yonges Island, SC D+6
- Mulch, VA R+33
- Nile, NY R+46
- North Hebron, NY R+25
- Tampico, MT R+61
- Kenna, NM R+78
- Kinbrae, MN R+52
- Talpa, TX R+81
- Bullock, AL R+69
- Unity, OR 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.