71325 leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 62% of adults in 71325 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71325, ~22% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71325 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71325 leans more Republican than 2 of 9 neighbors.
71325 runs about 7 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71325. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+23) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+89), a spread of about 112 points.
Why 71325 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 71325, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in 71325 hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 71325 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 6%, below 77% of zip codes).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 71325, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 71325 looks the way it does
Turnout in 71325 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.