Village de L'Est, New Orleans, LA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Village de L'Est

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

Village de L'Est is a Democratic stronghold. About 75% of voters here vote Democratic and 25% Republican.

 

About 48% of adults in Village de L'Est typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Village de L'Est, ~36% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Village de L'Est compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Village de L'Est is the least Democratic-leaning.

Village de L'Est runs about 72 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Village de L'Est is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Village de L'Est. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+70) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+31), a spread of about 40 points.

Why Village de L'Est 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 Village de L'Est, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Village de L'Est votes against the grain of Louisiana. Louisiana leans Republican overall, while Village de L'Est runs about 72 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Village de L'Est have never been married, above 82% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Village de L'Est, 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 Village de L'Est looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Village de L'Est is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 9 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Village de L'Est report food insecurity, above 92% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 68% of adults in Village de L'Est have completed high school, below 96% of neighborhoods. 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.