Zwolle leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Zwolle typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zwolle, ~19% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zwolle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zwolle leans more Republican than 2 of 39 neighbors.
Zwolle runs about 12 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Zwolle. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+66), a spread of about 74 points.
Why Zwolle 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 Zwolle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Zwolle hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Louisiana average of 19%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Zwolle, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Zwolle looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 31% of adults in Zwolle report food insecurity, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Zwolle sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Zwolle have completed high school, below 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Noble, LA R+51
- Many, LA R+42
- Sardis, LA R+83
- Negreet, LA R+81
- East Hamilton, TX R+70
- Belmont, LA R+73
- Mitchell, LA R+85
- Milam, TX R+75
- Converse, LA R+77
- Fort Jesup, LA R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Los Molinos, CA R+39
- Woodson Terrace, MO D+30
- Spencer, NC D+11
- Gowanda, NY R+27
- Hemlock Farms, PA R+7
- Essington, PA R+16
- Lemon Hill, CA D+33
- Samson, AL R+71
- Saxon, SC D+39
- Madeira Beach, FL R+20
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.