71202 is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 51% of adults in 71202 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71202, ~43% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71202 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71202 is the most Democratic-leaning.
71202 runs about 93 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while 71202 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71202. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+86) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+42), a spread of about 44 points.
Why 71202 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 71202, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in 71202 is about 12%, about 61 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in 71202 have never been married, above 98% of zip codes. 71202 runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 71202, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 71202 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 71202 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 36%, about 19 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 57% of households in 71202 rent, compared to around 36% in nearby zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 54% of adults in 71202 report food insecurity, in the top fraction 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.