Martin Luther King, Shreveport, LA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Martin Luther King

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

Martin Luther King is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.

 

About 43% of adults in Martin Luther King typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Martin Luther King, ~38% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Martin Luther King compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Martin Luther King leans more Democratic than 1 of 4 neighbors.

Martin Luther King runs about 100 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Martin Luther King is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Martin Luther King. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+89) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+62), a spread of about 27 points.

Why Martin Luther King 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 Martin Luther King, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 85% of residents in Martin Luther King are Black or African American, about 59 points above the Louisiana average of 25%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 60% of adults in Martin Luther King have never been married, above 93% of neighborhoods. Martin Luther King runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Martin Luther King, Shreveport, LA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in Martin Luther King looks the way it does

Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 56% of adults in Martin Luther King report food insecurity, about 40 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Martin Luther King sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 68% of households in Martin Luther King rent, compared to around 50% in nearby 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.