Lakewood leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Lakewood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakewood, ~36% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lakewood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lakewood is the most Republican-leaning.
Lakewood runs about 13 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Lakewood. The east side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+34), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Lakewood 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 Lakewood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lakewood votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the Louisiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lakewood, 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 Lakewood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lakewood 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Holly Grove, New Orleans, LA D+81
- West End, New Orleans, LA D+4
- Lakeview, New Orleans, LA Even
- Mid-City, New Orleans, LA D+60
- Gert Town, New Orleans, LA D+79
- Leonidas, New Orleans, LA D+70
- Bayou St John, New Orleans, LA D+59
- Marlyville, New Orleans, LA D+50
- Fairgrounds, New Orleans, LA D+68
- Lake Shore, New Orleans, LA D+3
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lowell, Colorado Springs, CO D+33
- Iveywood, Oakland, CA D+61
- Longwood, Cypress, TX R+32
- Downtown San Antonio, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Acorn, Oakland, CA D+69
- Stratford Hills, Richmond, VA D+38
- Willow Park, Fargo, ND D+25
- Leavenworth, Omaha, NE D+51
- South Main Street Historic District, Middletown, OH D+7
- Moon Lake Estates, Moon Lake, FL R+45
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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.