Mid City South leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Mid City South typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mid City South, ~39% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mid City South compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mid City South leans more Democratic than 1 of 6 neighbors.
Mid City South runs about 27 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Mid City South is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Mid City South. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+43) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 67 points.
Why Mid City South 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 Mid City South, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mid City South votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Mid City South runs about 27 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mid City South, Baton Rouge, 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 Mid City South looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mid City South 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge, LA D+66
- Belfair, Baton Rouge, LA D+86
- Garden District, Baton Rouge, LA D+63
- Highlands-Perkins, Baton Rouge, LA D+22
- Mid City North, Baton Rouge, LA D+84
- Airline-Jefferson, Baton Rouge, LA R+8
- Broadmoor-Sherwood, Baton Rouge, LA D+22
- South Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA D+12
- Park Forest-Louisiana North, Baton Rouge, LA D+45
- Greenwell Springs-Central Area, Baton Rouge, LA D+35
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Westwood, Denver, CO D+39
- Marcy Holmes, Minneapolis, MN D+59
- Frankford, Baltimore, MD D+81
- Greystone, Birmingham, AL R+29
- Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, PA D+62
- Alamo Placita, Denver, CO D+64
- La Sierra South, Riverside, CA Even
- Back Creek Church Road, Charlotte, NC D+62
- Rose Garden, San Jose, CA D+46
- Central Omaha, Omaha, NE D+24
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.