Saint Anthony is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Saint Anthony typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Saint Anthony, ~44% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Saint Anthony compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Saint Anthony leans more Democratic than 14 of 28 neighbors.
Saint Anthony runs about 94 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Saint Anthony is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Saint Anthony. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+76) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+66), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Saint Anthony 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 Saint Anthony, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Saint Anthony live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Saint Anthony have never been married, above 77% of neighborhoods. Saint Anthony runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Saint Anthony, New Orleans, LA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Saint Anthony looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 35% of adults in Saint Anthony report food insecurity, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 87% of adults in Saint Anthony have completed high school, below 73% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Milneburg, New Orleans, LA D+77
- Fillmore, New Orleans, LA D+59
- Lake Terrace and Oaks, New Orleans, LA D+41
- Gentilly Terrace, New Orleans, LA D+75
- Dillard, New Orleans, LA D+82
- Gentilly Woods, New Orleans, LA D+73
- Lake Shore, New Orleans, LA D+3
- Fairgrounds, New Orleans, LA D+68
- Saint Roch, New Orleans, LA D+79
- Lakeview, New Orleans, LA Even
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston, TX D+29
- Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston, SC D+74
- Washington Avenue-Memorial Park, Houston, TX D+23
- Riviera-Westchester, Bakersfield, CA R+10
- Meadowood, Madison, WI D+62
- Sonoma Ranch, Helotes, TX R+4
- Avalon Park Northwest Village, Alafaya, FL D+5
- Longbrook Estates, Bessemer, AL D+75
- Frontenac, Aurora, IL D+26
- Riverside, Spokane, WA D+33
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.