Tall Timbers is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Tall Timbers typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tall Timbers, ~48% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tall Timbers compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Tall Timbers leans more Democratic than 7 of 11 neighbors.
Tall Timbers runs about 87 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Tall Timbers is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Tall Timbers. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+76) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+29), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Tall Timbers 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 Tall Timbers, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tall Timbers votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Tall Timbers runs about 87 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Tall Timbers have never been married, above 75% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Tall Timbers, New Orleans, LA sits below the national average 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 Tall Timbers looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 32% of adults in Tall Timbers report food insecurity, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Old Aurora, New Orleans, LA D+56
- Behrman, New Orleans, LA D+79
- New Aurora, New Orleans, LA D+57
- Holy Cross, New Orleans, LA D+77
- Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA D+80
- Bywater, New Orleans, LA D+63
- Lower Garden District, New Orleans, LA D+47
- Irish Channel, New Orleans, LA D+62
- Saint Claude, New Orleans, LA D+71
- Central Business District, New Orleans, LA D+50
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Hayward, Hayward, CA D+42
- Glen Park, Gary, IN D+79
- North Coconut Grove, Miami, FL D+13
- West A, Lincoln, NE D+2
- East Central, Spokane, WA D+24
- Walker Mill, District Heights, MD D+86
- Lower Roseville, Newark, NJ D+48
- Groveton, Alexandria, VA D+49
- Ceder Grove-Lynbrook, Shreveport, LA D+81
- Trinity-Houston Gardens, Houston, TX D+71
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.