71291 is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 70% of adults in 71291 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71291, ~17% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71291 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71291 leans more Republican than 4 of 9 neighbors.
71291 runs about 31 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71291. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+70), a spread of about 85 points.
Why 71291 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 71291, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
71291 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 67%, far above the Louisiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; 71291, LA sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in 71291 looks the way it does
Turnout in 71291 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.