71055 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 62% of adults in 71055 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71055, ~27% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71055 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71055 leans more Republican than 1 of 6 neighbors.
71055 runs about 10 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71055. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+76) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+65), a spread of about 142 points.
Why 71055 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 71055, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in 71055 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 71055 sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 84% of zip codes).
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 71055, LA does.
Why turnout in 71055 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 33% of adults in 71055 report food insecurity, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 39% of households in 71055 rent, compared to around 22% in nearby zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in 71055 have completed high school, below 79% of zip codes. 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.