Gentilly Woods is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Gentilly Woods typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gentilly Woods, ~57% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gentilly Woods compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Gentilly Woods leans more Democratic than 14 of 27 neighbors.
Gentilly Woods runs about 95 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Gentilly Woods is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Gentilly Woods. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+87) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+40), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Gentilly Woods 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 Gentilly Woods, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gentilly Woods votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Gentilly Woods runs about 95 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Gentilly Woods have never been married, above 78% of neighborhoods.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gentilly Woods, New Orleans, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Gentilly Woods looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gentilly Woods 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 63%, about 8 points above the Louisiana average of 55%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Gentilly Terrace, New Orleans, LA D+75
- Milneburg, New Orleans, LA D+77
- Pines Village, New Orleans, LA D+87
- Saint Anthony, New Orleans, LA D+72
- Dillard, New Orleans, LA D+82
- Lake Terrace and Oaks, New Orleans, LA D+41
- Saint Roch, New Orleans, LA D+79
- Fillmore, New Orleans, LA D+59
- Plum Orchard, New Orleans, LA D+84
- Saint Claude, New Orleans, LA D+71
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Happy Hollow, Valley Falls, RI Even
- Wyndmoor, Glenside, PA D+57
- Franz Park, St. Louis, MO D+53
- Monterey Lakes, Largo, FL R+10
- Homeland, Baltimore, MD D+67
- Mordecai, Raleigh, NC D+61
- Artisan, Bakersfield, CA R+6
- Eberwhite, Ann Arbor, MI D+79
- San Miguel Ranch, Chula Vista, CA D+11
- Ridgewood, Springfield, OH R+4
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.