Shreveport leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Shreveport typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shreveport, ~41% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shreveport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shreveport is the most Democratic-leaning.
Shreveport runs about 51 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Shreveport is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Shreveport. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+72) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+22), a spread of about 94 points.
Why Shreveport leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Shreveport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 79% of residents in Shreveport live in densely developed areas, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 41% of adults in Shreveport have never been married, above 94% of cities. Shreveport runs against the grain of Louisiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Shreveport, LA sits in the top tenth 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 Shreveport looks the way it does
Turnout in Shreveport sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dixie Gardens, LA Even
- Caplis, LA R+45
- Bossier City, LA R+16
- Barksdale Afb, LA R+5
- Curtis, LA R+66
- Lakeview, LA R+62
- Forbing, LA R+58
- Keithville, LA R+45
- Greenwood, LA R+23
- Taylortown, LA R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Murfreesboro, TN R+14
- Brownsville, TX Even
- Spring Valley, NV D+14
- Frisco, TX R+5
- Montgomery, AL D+44
- McKinney, TX R+6
- Cypress, TX R+14
- Huntsville, AL D+12
- Grand Prairie, TX D+22
- Wilmington, DE D+39
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.