Fairgrounds is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Fairgrounds typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairgrounds, ~56% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairgrounds compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Fairgrounds leans more Democratic than 18 of 37 neighbors.
Fairgrounds runs about 90 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Fairgrounds is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Fairgrounds. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+79) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+57), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Fairgrounds 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 Fairgrounds, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fairgrounds votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Fairgrounds runs about 90 points more Democratic. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Fairgrounds is about 41%, about 31 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Fairgrounds have never been married, above 79% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Fairgrounds, New Orleans, LA sits in the top 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 Fairgrounds looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fairgrounds 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Bayou St John, New Orleans, LA D+59
- Seventh Ward, New Orleans, LA D+78
- Treme' Lafitte, New Orleans, LA D+76
- Dillard, New Orleans, LA D+82
- Saint Roch, New Orleans, LA D+79
- Mid-City, New Orleans, LA D+60
- Tulane Gravier, New Orleans, LA D+70
- Fillmore, New Orleans, LA D+59
- French Quarter, New Orleans, LA D+46
- Gentilly Terrace, New Orleans, LA D+75
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Valencia, Buckeye, AZ R+14
- Center Bluff, Peoria, IL D+47
- Downtown Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL D+46
- Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna, PA D+28
- Kashmere Gardens, Houston, TX D+70
- Little Italy, San Diego, CA D+40
- The Crossing, Las Vegas, NV D+6
- Normandy Isles, North Bay Village, FL R+4
- Southeast, Helena, MT D+22
- Euclid-Green, Cleveland, OH D+87
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.