70448 leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 78% of adults in 70448 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 70448, ~23% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 70448 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 70448 leans more Republican than 3 of 7 neighbors.
70448 runs about 18 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 70448. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 70448 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 70448, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
70448 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 74%, far above the Louisiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 70448 are family households, above 79% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 70448, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 70448 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 70448 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.