70736 leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 95% of adults in 70736 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 70736, ~28% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 70736 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 70736 leans more Republican than 10 of 15 neighbors.
70736 runs about 19 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 70736. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 29 points.
Why 70736 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 70736, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in 70736 drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 70736, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 70736 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in 70736 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.