70706 is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 81% of adults in 70706 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 70706, ~11% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 70706 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 70706 leans more Republican than 17 of 18 neighbors.
70706 runs about 52 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 70706. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 18 points.
Why 70706 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 70706, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in 70706 drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 70706 are family households, above 90% of zip codes.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 70706, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 70706 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in 70706 own their home, about 18 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.