Baker-Zachary Area leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Baker-Zachary Area typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Baker-Zachary Area, ~47% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Baker-Zachary Area compares
Baker-Zachary Area runs about 55 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Baker-Zachary Area is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Baker-Zachary Area. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+2), a spread of about 69 points.
Why Baker-Zachary Area 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 Baker-Zachary Area, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Baker-Zachary Area votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Baker-Zachary Area runs about 55 points more Democratic. Rural majority-Black areas vote Democratic, and about 65% of residents in Baker-Zachary Area are Black or African American, above 93% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Baker-Zachary Area, Baker, LA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Baker-Zachary Area looks the way it does
Turnout in Baker-Zachary Area sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Scotlandville, Baton Rouge, LA D+84
- Brownsfield-Central, Baton Rouge, LA R+7
- Greenwell Springs-Central Area, Baton Rouge, LA D+35
- Mid City North, Baton Rouge, LA D+84
- Belfair, Baton Rouge, LA D+86
- Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge, LA D+66
- Park Forest-Louisiana North, Baton Rouge, LA D+45
- Garden District, Baton Rouge, LA D+63
- Mid City South, Baton Rouge, LA D+5
- Broadmoor-Sherwood, Baton Rouge, LA D+22
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Prosperity Church Road, Charlotte, NC D+55
- South Berkeley, Berkeley, CA D+79
- SouthWest Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, CA D+40
- Magnolia, Seattle, WA D+72
- Midway, Gulf Breeze, FL R+45
- Drnag, San Bernardino, CA D+13
- East Sacramento, Sacramento, CA D+59
- East Arlington, Jacksonville, FL R+14
- Park Hill, Denver, CO D+72
- Kailua Kona, Kailua-Kona, HI D+18
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.