71418 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 71418 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71418, ~10% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71418 compares
71418 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
71418 runs about 45 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71418. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 48 points.
Why 71418 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 71418, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in 71418 hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Louisiana average of 19%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 71418, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 71418 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 28% of adults in 71418 report food insecurity, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 71418 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in 71418 have completed high school, below 85% 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.