70646 is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 98% of adults in 70646 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 70646, ~7% vote Democratic, ~91% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 70646 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 70646 is the most Republican-leaning.
70646 runs about 64 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why 70646 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 70646, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 93% of households in 70646 are family households, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 70646, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 70646 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in 70646 own their home, about 24 points above the Louisiana average of 76%. 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.