70601 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 70601 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 70601, ~43% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 70601 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 70601 is the most Democratic-leaning.
70601 runs about 67 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while 70601 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 70601. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+82) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+6), a spread of about 88 points.
Why 70601 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 70601, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in 70601 is about 30%, about 42 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in 70601 have never been married, above 80% of zip codes. 70601 runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 70601, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 70601 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 34% of adults in 70601 report food insecurity, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 70601 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 41% of households in 70601 rent, compared to around 20% 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.