71375 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 52% of adults in 71375 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71375, ~35% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71375 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71375 is the most Democratic-leaning.
71375 runs about 57 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while 71375 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71375. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+66) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+44), a spread of about 110 points.
Why 71375 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 71375, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 62% of residents in 71375 are Black or African American, about 37 points above the Louisiana average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in 71375 have never been married, above 95% of zip codes. 71375 runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; 71375, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 71375 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 71375 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 41%, about 14 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 43% of adults in 71375 report food insecurity, in the top fraction of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in 71375 have completed high school, below 96% 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.