Pines Village is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Pines Village typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pines Village, ~54% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pines Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Pines Village leans more Democratic than 22 of 23 neighbors.
Pines Village runs about 109 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Pines Village is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Pines Village 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 Pines Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pines Village votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Pines Village runs about 109 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Pines Village have never been married, above 86% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Pines Village, New Orleans, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Pines Village looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pines Village is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 37%, about 18 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 58% of adults in Pines Village report food insecurity, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in Pines Village have completed high school, below 94% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Plum Orchard, New Orleans, LA D+84
- Gentilly Woods, New Orleans, LA D+73
- West Lake Forest, New Orleans, LA D+85
- Milneburg, New Orleans, LA D+77
- Gentilly Terrace, New Orleans, LA D+75
- Read Blvd West, New Orleans, LA D+87
- Saint Anthony, New Orleans, LA D+72
- Little Woods, New Orleans, LA D+83
- Lake Terrace and Oaks, New Orleans, LA D+41
- Dillard, New Orleans, LA D+82
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl, CO D+11
- Southside, Nashville, TN D+74
- Oak Park, Jeffersonville, IN R+10
- Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC D+46
- Alamosa, Albuquerque, NM D+25
- Kutzky Park, Rochester, MN D+41
- Claremont, Berkeley, CA D+81
- United Westwood, San Antonio, TX D+28
- Bunker Hill, Pottsville, PA R+13
- Melrose Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+65
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.