71229 leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 59% of adults in 71229 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71229, ~21% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71229 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71229 leans more Republican than 4 of 7 neighbors.
71229 runs about 8 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71229. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 62 points.
Why 71229 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 71229, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in 71229 hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Louisiana average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 71229, LA sits in the bottom tenth 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 71229 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 24% of adults in 71229 report food insecurity, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in 71229 have completed high school, below 85% 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.