Lake Terrace and Oaks, New Orleans, LA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lake Terrace and Oaks

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Lake Terrace and Oaks leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.

 

About 86% of adults in Lake Terrace and Oaks typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Terrace and Oaks, ~61% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lake Terrace and Oaks compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lake Terrace and Oaks leans more Democratic than 4 of 23 neighbors.

Lake Terrace and Oaks runs about 63 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Lake Terrace and Oaks is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Lake Terrace and Oaks. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+51) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+26), a spread of about 25 points.

Why Lake Terrace and Oaks 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 Terrace and Oaks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 83% of adults in Lake Terrace and Oaks hold a bachelor's degree, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Lake Terrace and Oaks runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Lake Terrace and Oaks, New Orleans, LA sits in the top quarter 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 Lake Terrace and Oaks looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lake Terrace and Oaks 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Lake Terrace and Oaks have completed high school, above 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.