Arabi leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Arabi typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Arabi, ~25% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Arabi compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Arabi leans more Republican than 30 of 46 neighbors.
Politically, Arabi sits close to the rest of Louisiana.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Arabi. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+25) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Arabi leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Arabi, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Arabi votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 92%, far above the Louisiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Arabi, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Arabi looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Arabi is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 30% of households in Arabi rent, above 84% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Arabi report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chalmette, LA R+10
- New Orleans, LA D+25
- Terrytown, LA D+27
- Meraux, LA R+39
- Gretna, LA D+20
- Timberlane, LA D+16
- Harvey, LA D+32
- Violet, LA D+25
- Woodmere, LA D+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Old Westbury, NY Even
- Allyn, WA R+6
- Owingsville, KY R+61
- Putney, VT D+39
- Chandler, OK R+53
- Abbottstown, PA R+48
- Manson, WA R+23
- Fort Defiance, AZ D+59
- Mackinaw, IL R+46
- Lakebay, WA D+3
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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.