Seventh Ward is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Seventh Ward typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seventh Ward, ~45% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Seventh Ward compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Seventh Ward leans more Democratic than 31 of 39 neighbors.
Seventh Ward runs about 100 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Seventh Ward is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Seventh Ward. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+83) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+68), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Seventh Ward 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 Seventh Ward, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Seventh Ward 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 53% of adults in Seventh Ward have never been married, above 87% of neighborhoods. Seventh Ward runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Seventh Ward, New Orleans, LA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Seventh Ward looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 40% of adults in Seventh Ward report food insecurity, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 16%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Seventh Ward sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Saint Roch, New Orleans, LA D+79
- Treme' Lafitte, New Orleans, LA D+76
- Fairgrounds, New Orleans, LA D+68
- French Quarter, New Orleans, LA D+46
- Bayou St John, New Orleans, LA D+59
- Dillard, New Orleans, LA D+82
- Tulane Gravier, New Orleans, LA D+70
- Saint Claude, New Orleans, LA D+71
- Bywater, New Orleans, LA D+63
- Central Business District, New Orleans, LA D+50
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- New North End, Burlington, VT D+47
- Litte Italy, Niagara Falls, NY D+26
- Townsite, Oceanside, CA D+31
- Belltown, Seattle, WA D+62
- Falls of Neuse, Raleigh, NC D+31
- Downtown, Las Vegas, NV D+39
- Heritage District, Sunnyvale, CA D+43
- Brays Oaks, Houston, TX D+42
- LaGrange, Toledo, OH D+65
- South East Torrance, Torrance, CA D+16
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.