71438 is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 68% of adults in 71438 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 71438, ~5% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 71438 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 71438 is the most Republican-leaning.
71438 runs about 64 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 71438. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+92) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+81), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 71438 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 71438, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 71438, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 71438, 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 71438 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 71438 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 62%, about 7 points above the Louisiana average of 55%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in 71438 own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. 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.