71354 is a Republican stronghold. About 6% of voters here vote Democratic and 94% Republican.
About 54% of adults in 71354 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71354, ~3% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71354 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71354 leans more Republican than 2 of 3 neighbors.
71354 runs about 65 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71354. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+91) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+76), a spread of about 15 points.
Why 71354 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 71354, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in 71354 are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 71354 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of zip codes).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 71354, 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 71354 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 71354 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 50%, about 5 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in 71354 report food insecurity, above 94% 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.