Allendale-Lakeside is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Allendale-Lakeside typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Allendale-Lakeside, ~56% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Allendale-Lakeside compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Allendale-Lakeside leans more Democratic than 9 of 10 neighbors.
Allendale-Lakeside runs about 108 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Allendale-Lakeside is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Allendale-Lakeside. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+89) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+72), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Allendale-Lakeside leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Allendale-Lakeside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Allendale-Lakeside votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Allendale-Lakeside runs about 108 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Allendale-Lakeside have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Allendale-Lakeside, Shreveport, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Allendale-Lakeside looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 50% of adults in Allendale-Lakeside report food insecurity, about 33 points above the U.S. average of 16%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Allendale-Lakeside sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Queensborough, Shreveport, LA D+84
- Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport, LA D+39
- Country Club Hills Lakeshore Shops, Shreveport, LA D+79
- Caddo Heights-South Highlands, Shreveport, LA D+31
- Martin Luther King, Shreveport, LA D+78
- Freestate-North Highlands, Shreveport, LA D+46
- Sunset Arcre-Garden Valley-Morningside, Shreveport, LA D+80
- Mooretown and Hollywood Heights, Shreveport, LA D+90
- Broadmoor-Anderson Isle-Shreve Isle, Shreveport, LA R+7
- Ceder Grove-Lynbrook, Shreveport, LA D+81
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Zenith, Des Moines, WA D+29
- Sam Hughes, Tucson, AZ D+59
- Dillard, New Orleans, LA D+82
- Italian Village, Columbus, OH D+53
- Garment District, Manhattan, NY D+63
- Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque, NM D+17
- Green Island, Worcester, MA D+33
- Clawson, Emeryville, CA D+66
- East Valley, San Bernardino, CA D+25
- Houston Farms, Houston, TX Even
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.