Tulane Gravier, New Orleans, LA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Tulane Gravier

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Tulane Gravier is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.

 

About 39% of adults in Tulane Gravier typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tulane Gravier, ~33% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Tulane Gravier compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Tulane Gravier leans more Democratic than 21 of 37 neighbors.

Tulane Gravier runs about 92 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Tulane Gravier is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Tulane Gravier. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+72) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+61), a spread of about 11 points.

Why Tulane Gravier 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 Tulane Gravier, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Tulane Gravier 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 59% of adults in Tulane Gravier have never been married, above 92% of neighborhoods. Tulane Gravier 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; Tulane Gravier, New Orleans, 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 Tulane Gravier looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 77% of households in Tulane Gravier rent, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 42% of adults in Tulane Gravier report food insecurity, above 95% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Tulane Gravier sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.