Caddo Heights-South Highlands leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Caddo Heights-South Highlands typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Caddo Heights-South Highlands, ~45% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Caddo Heights-South Highlands compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Caddo Heights-South Highlands leans more Democratic than 2 of 9 neighbors.
Caddo Heights-South Highlands runs about 53 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Caddo Heights-South Highlands is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Caddo Heights-South Highlands. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+86) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 107 points.
Why Caddo Heights-South Highlands 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 Caddo Heights-South Highlands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Caddo Heights-South Highlands votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Caddo Heights-South Highlands runs about 53 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Caddo Heights-South Highlands, Shreveport, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Caddo Heights-South Highlands looks the way it does
Turnout in Caddo Heights-South Highlands sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport, LA D+39
- Queensborough, Shreveport, LA D+84
- Sunset Arcre-Garden Valley-Morningside, Shreveport, LA D+80
- Ceder Grove-Lynbrook, Shreveport, LA D+81
- Broadmoor-Anderson Isle-Shreve Isle, Shreveport, LA R+7
- Allendale-Lakeside, Shreveport, LA D+86
- Mooretown and Hollywood Heights, Shreveport, LA D+90
- Country Club Hills Lakeshore Shops, Shreveport, LA D+79
- Springlake-University Terrace, Shreveport, LA R+12
- Hyde Park-Brookwood-Southern Hills, Shreveport, LA D+26
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Woodlawn, Portland, OR D+78
- Idle Hour, Lexington, KY D+35
- Sun City Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV D+8
- Broadway Junction, Brooklyn, NY D+65
- Larkspur, Bend, OR D+16
- East Price Hill, Cincinnati, OH D+36
- Wholesale District-Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA D+53
- Norteast Citizens Action, Grand Rapids, MI D+34
- North Los Altos, Los Altos, CA D+45
- Westgate, Baltimore, MD D+77
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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.