Gert Town is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Gert Town typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gert Town, ~32% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gert Town compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Gert Town leans more Democratic than 29 of 31 neighbors.
Gert Town runs about 101 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Gert Town is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Gert Town. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+89) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+71), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Gert Town 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 Gert Town, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Gert Town live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 68% of adults in Gert Town have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods. Gert Town runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Gert Town, New Orleans, LA sits in the top tenth 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 Gert Town looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 76% of households in Gert Town rent, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 44% of adults in Gert Town report food insecurity, above 96% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Gert Town sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Marlyville, New Orleans, LA D+50
- Mid-City, New Orleans, LA D+60
- Holly Grove, New Orleans, LA D+81
- Broadmoor, New Orleans, LA D+68
- Tulane Gravier, New Orleans, LA D+70
- Leonidas, New Orleans, LA D+70
- East Carollton, New Orleans, LA D+56
- Bayou St John, New Orleans, LA D+59
- Audubon, New Orleans, LA D+39
- Central City, New Orleans, LA D+72
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- East Petaluma, Petaluma, CA D+58
- Providence, Scranton, PA D+10
- Read Blvd West, New Orleans, LA D+87
- Cypress, Oxnard, CA D+29
- Southside Slopes, Pittsburgh, PA D+42
- Sunset, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+14
- Lincoln Park, Yonkers, NY D+6
- Canfield Manor, Mount Clemens, MI D+15
- Bunker Hill, Pottsville, PA R+13
- Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC D+46
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.