Jenkins-Pinecroft leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Jenkins-Pinecroft typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jenkins-Pinecroft, ~42% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jenkins-Pinecroft compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Jenkins-Pinecroft leans more Democratic than 1 of 5 neighbors.
Jenkins-Pinecroft runs about 55 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Jenkins-Pinecroft is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Jenkins-Pinecroft. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+65) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+23), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Jenkins-Pinecroft 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 Jenkins-Pinecroft, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Jenkins-Pinecroft votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Jenkins-Pinecroft runs about 55 points more Democratic. Rural majority-Black areas vote Democratic, and about 63% of residents in Jenkins-Pinecroft are Black or African American, above 93% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Jenkins-Pinecroft, Shreveport, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Jenkins-Pinecroft looks the way it does
Turnout in Jenkins-Pinecroft sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Hyde Park-Brookwood-Southern Hills, Shreveport, LA D+26
- Airport-Pines Road, Shreveport, LA D+47
- Sunset Arcre-Garden Valley-Morningside, Shreveport, LA D+80
- Mooretown and Hollywood Heights, Shreveport, LA D+90
- Ceder Grove-Lynbrook, Shreveport, LA D+81
- Country Club Hills Lakeshore Shops, Shreveport, LA D+79
- Caddo Heights-South Highlands, Shreveport, LA D+31
- Queensborough, Shreveport, LA D+84
- Ellerbee Woods, Shreveport, LA R+50
- Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport, LA D+33
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Sky Line, San Diego, CA D+33
- Glenville, Cleveland, OH D+87
- River Mountain, Little Rock, AR D+9
- Egger Highlands, San Diego, CA D+16
- St. Francis, Daly City, CA D+35
- Vista East, Orlando, FL D+4
- Myers Park, Charlotte, NC D+9
- Washington Park, Chicago, IL D+81
- Baldwin Park, Orlando, FL D+10
- Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY D+76
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.