71028 leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 63% of adults in 71028 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71028, ~36% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71028 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71028 leans more Democratic than 6 of 7 neighbors.
71028 runs about 37 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while 71028 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71028. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+24) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 20 points.
Why 71028 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 71028, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 56% of residents in 71028 are Black or African American, about 31 points above the Louisiana average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in 71028 have never been married, above 91% of zip codes. 71028 runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 71028, LA sits in the bottom quarter 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 71028 looks the way it does
Turnout in 71028 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.