Plum Orchard is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Plum Orchard typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plum Orchard, ~48% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Plum Orchard compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Plum Orchard leans more Democratic than 16 of 19 neighbors.
Plum Orchard runs about 106 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Plum Orchard is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Plum Orchard 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 Plum Orchard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Plum Orchard votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Plum Orchard runs about 106 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Plum Orchard have never been married, above 82% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Plum Orchard, New Orleans, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Plum Orchard looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 42% of adults in Plum Orchard report food insecurity, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 16%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Plum Orchard sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Lake Forest, New Orleans, LA D+85
- Pines Village, New Orleans, LA D+87
- Read Blvd West, New Orleans, LA D+87
- Little Woods, New Orleans, LA D+83
- Gentilly Woods, New Orleans, LA D+73
- Read Blvd East, New Orleans, LA D+80
- Milneburg, New Orleans, LA D+77
- Gentilly Terrace, New Orleans, LA D+75
- Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA D+80
- Saint Anthony, New Orleans, LA D+72
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Ardmore, Winston-Salem, NC D+49
- Berger, Dolton, IL D+82
- Madison Park, Charlotte, NC D+24
- Waite Park, Minneapolis, MN D+55
- Burlingame Gate, Burlingame, CA D+56
- Memorial Square, Springfield, MA D+42
- South Valley, Syracuse, NY D+42
- Riverdale, Detroit, MI D+84
- Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee, WI D+57
- Whitehouse, Jacksonville, FL R+34
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.