70441 leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 65% of adults in 70441 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 70441, ~38% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 70441 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 70441 leans more Democratic than 3 of 5 neighbors.
70441 runs about 38 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while 70441 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 70441. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+43) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 50 points.
Why 70441 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 70441, 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 56% of residents in 70441 are Black or African American, about 30 points above the Louisiana average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in 70441 have never been married, above 85% of zip codes. 70441 runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 70441, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 70441 looks the way it does
Turnout in 70441 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.