70082 is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 57% of adults in 70082 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 70082, ~49% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 70082 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 70082 is the most Democratic-leaning.
70082 runs about 94 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while 70082 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why 70082 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 70082, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 82% of residents in 70082 are Black or African American, about 57 points above the Louisiana average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in 70082 have never been married, above 87% of zip codes. 70082 runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 70082, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 70082 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 36% of adults in 70082 report food insecurity, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 70082 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 70082 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.