70754 is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 64% of adults in 70754 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 70754, ~6% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 70754 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 70754 leans more Republican than 10 of 11 neighbors.
70754 runs about 60 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 70754. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+74), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 70754 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 70754, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in 70754 hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 83% of residents in 70754 drive to work alone, above 81% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 70754, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 70754 looks the way it does
Turnout in 70754 sits close to the national pattern. 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.