70519 is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 82% of adults in 70519 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 70519, ~21% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 70519 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 70519 leans more Republican than 8 of 16 neighbors.
70519 runs about 28 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why 70519 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 70519, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 87% of households in 70519 are family households, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 70519, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 70519 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 70519 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 63%, about 7 points above the Louisiana average of 55%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in 70519 own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby zip codes. 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.