Lake Shore is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Lake Shore typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Shore, ~47% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Shore compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lake Shore sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 2 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 20 leaning the other way.
Lake Shore runs about 25 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Lake Shore sits closer to the political middle.
Why Lake Shore 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 Lake Shore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lake Shore votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Lake Shore runs about 25 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lake Shore, 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 Lake Shore looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lake Shore 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Lake Shore own their home, compared to around 66% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Lake Shore have completed high school, above 81% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Lakeview, New Orleans, LA Even
- West End, New Orleans, LA D+4
- Fillmore, New Orleans, LA D+59
- Lake Terrace and Oaks, New Orleans, LA D+41
- Saint Anthony, New Orleans, LA D+72
- Dillard, New Orleans, LA D+82
- Milneburg, New Orleans, LA D+77
- Lakewood, New Orleans, LA R+9
- Fairgrounds, New Orleans, LA D+68
- Gentilly Terrace, New Orleans, LA D+75
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Crescent Park, Palo Alto, CA D+68
- Hawaiian Acres, Keaau, HI Even
- Lykins, Kansas City, MO D+41
- East Hillside, Duluth, MN D+55
- Woodridge, Washington, DC D+88
- Leawood, Columbus, OH D+59
- Upper Rattlesnake, Missoula, MT D+47
- Lanning Square, Camden, NJ D+68
- Garden View, Detroit, MI D+80
- Rogers Park, Anchorage, AK D+29
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.