Queensborough is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Queensborough typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Queensborough, ~53% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Queensborough compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Queensborough leans more Democratic than 8 of 10 neighbors.
Queensborough runs about 106 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Queensborough is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Queensborough. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+89) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+69), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Queensborough 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 Queensborough, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Queensborough votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Queensborough runs about 106 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 54% of adults in Queensborough have never been married, above 87% of neighborhoods.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Queensborough, Shreveport, LA does.
Why turnout in Queensborough looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 48% of adults in Queensborough report food insecurity, about 32 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Queensborough have completed high school, below 81% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Queensborough sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Country Club Hills Lakeshore Shops, Shreveport, LA D+79
- Allendale-Lakeside, Shreveport, LA D+86
- Caddo Heights-South Highlands, Shreveport, LA D+31
- Mooretown and Hollywood Heights, Shreveport, LA D+90
- Sunset Arcre-Garden Valley-Morningside, Shreveport, LA D+80
- Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport, LA D+39
- Ceder Grove-Lynbrook, Shreveport, LA D+81
- Martin Luther King, Shreveport, LA D+78
- Broadmoor-Anderson Isle-Shreve Isle, Shreveport, LA R+7
- Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport, LA D+33
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- University of NC at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC D+72
- Bronze Boot, Phoenix, AZ D+36
- Carondelet, St. Louis, MO D+51
- Euclid-St Paul, St. Petersburg, FL D+18
- North Quinsigamond Village, Worcester, MA D+37
- Southgate, Hayward, CA D+39
- Abbott McKinley, Buffalo, NY D+16
- North Lamar, Austin, TX D+37
- Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham, OR D+4
- Crystal Springs, Jacksonville, FL R+3
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.