71276 leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 55% of adults in 71276 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71276, ~15% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71276 compares
71276 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
71276 runs about 22 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Why 71276 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 71276, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in 71276 are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 71276 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 94% of zip codes).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 71276, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 71276 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 71276 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 38%, about 17 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 37% of adults in 71276 report food insecurity, above 97% 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.