71110 leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 31% of adults in 71110 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71110, ~15% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71110 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71110 leans more Republican than 9 of 19 neighbors.
71110 runs about 16 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Why 71110 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 71110, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
71110 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 60%, far above the Louisiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 71110, 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 71110 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 83% of households in 71110 rent, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 25%. 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.