Wilson leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Wilson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilson, ~22% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wilson leans more Republican than 21 of 40 neighbors.
Wilson runs about 11 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wilson. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Wilson 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 Wilson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Wilson live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Louisiana average of 25%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Wilson, 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 Wilson looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 73% of adults in Wilson have completed high school, about 17 points below the U.S. average of 90%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Wilson report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gurley, LA D+4
- Norwood, LA R+12
- Ethel, LA R+14
- Jackson, LA R+34
- Centreville, MS D+27
- Turnbull, MS D+22
- Clinton, LA R+21
- Wakefield, LA R+83
- Felixville, LA R+11
- Tatum, MS D+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cottage Grove, AL D+45
- Barnhill, IL R+72
- Crystal Hill, VA R+35
- Crows Bluff, FL R+48
- Cruso, NC R+51
- Park, IN R+61
- Braddock Heights, MD Even
- Pansy, OH R+64
- Peru, VT D+35
- Irene, IL R+37
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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.