70001 leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 70001 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 70001, ~27% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 70001 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 70001 leans more Republican than 29 of 38 neighbors.
70001 runs about 11 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 70001. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+20) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+30), a spread of about 50 points.
Why 70001 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 70001, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
70001 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the Louisiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; 70001, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 70001 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 45% of households in 70001 rent, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.