The 10 Most Liberal Cities In Louisiana For 2023


The most liberal cities in Louisiana are New Orleans and Tallulah for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

By: Nick Johnson | About HomeSnacks
Last Updated: November 3, 2023

In this article, we will explore some of the most liberal cities in Louisiana, where progressive ideas and inclusive attitudes flourish.

If you’re looking to move to Louisiana and want to know where the majority of Louisianians lean left, you’ve come to the right place.

Specifically, we wanted to know which cities have the highest number of liberal voters in the Pelican State.

To do so, we analyzed how the people in each city in Louisiana with a population greater than 5,000 voted during the last presidential election. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Democrat were named the most liberal cities in the state.

The 10 Most Liberal Places In Louisiana For 2023:

  1. New Orleans
  2. Tallulah
  3. Baton Rouge
  4. Central
  5. Zachary
  6. Baker
  7. Shreveport
  8. St. Gabriel
  9. Plaquemine
  10. Addis

If you’re wondering, Walker is the most conservative city in Louisiana of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then, we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most liberal cities in Louisiana.

And if you already knew these places were liberal, check out some more reading about Louisiana and the most liberal places in the country:

Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table

The 10 Most Liberal Places In Louisiana For 2023

1. New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

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Percent Democrat: 83.1%
More on New Orleans: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

2. Tallulah

Tallulah, LA

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Percent Democrat: 56.8%
More on Tallulah: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

3. Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

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Percent Democrat: 55.5%
More on Baton Rouge: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

4. Central

Central, LA

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Percent Democrat: 55.5%
More on Central: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Zachary

Zachary, LA

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Percent Democrat: 55.5%
More on Zachary: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

6. Baker

Baker, LA

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Percent Democrat: 55.5%
More on Baker: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

7. Shreveport

Shreveport, LA

Source: Public domain
Percent Democrat: 52.5%
More on Shreveport: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

8. St. Gabriel

St. Gabriel, LA

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Percent Democrat: 50.9%
More on St. Gabriel: Data | Crime | Real Estate

9. Plaquemine

Plaquemine, LA

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Percent Democrat: 50.9%
More on Plaquemine: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

10. Addis

Percent Democrat: 44.0%
More on Addis: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How we determined the most liberal cities in Louisiana for 2023

To find the most liberal places in Louisiana, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most liberals.

Straight forward.

We started by making a list of every city in Louisiana over 5,000 people based on the 2017-2021 American Community Survey. That left us with 60 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places lean the most leftward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For Democratic President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Democrats, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

The winner, New Orleans, is “The Most liberal City in Louisiana For 2023”. The most conservative place in Louisiana was Walker.

We updated this article for 2023. This report is our tenth time ranking the most liberal places to live in Louisiana.

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Summing Up The Liberal Snowflakes in Louisiana

Well, there you have it, the places in Louisiana that have the highest number of liberals per capita, with New Orleans ranking as the least conservative in the entire state.

If you’re curious, here are the least liberal cities in Louisiana:

  1. Walker
  2. Denham Springs
  3. Leesville

For more Louisiana reading, check out:

Most Liberal Places In Louisiana

Rank City Population % Liberal
1 New Orleans, LA 383,974 83.1%
2 Tallulah, LA 6,357 56.8%
3 Baton Rouge, LA 225,539 55.5%
4 Central, LA 29,746 55.5%
5 Zachary, LA 19,278 55.5%
6 Baker, LA 12,736 55.5%
7 Shreveport, LA 189,374 52.5%
8 St. Gabriel, LA 7,046 50.9%
9 Plaquemine, LA 6,187 50.9%
10 Addis, LA 6,503 44.0%
11 Kenner, LA 66,411 43.6%
12 Gretna, LA 17,836 43.6%
13 Harahan, LA 9,137 43.6%
14 Westwego, LA 8,538 43.6%
15 Bastrop, LA 9,879 42.7%
16 Opelousas, LA 15,884 42.2%
17 Eunice, LA 9,589 42.2%
18 Natchitoches, LA 18,105 41.7%
19 Ruston, LA 22,286 39.2%
20 Grambling, LA 5,127 39.2%
21 Monroe, LA 48,105 37.5%
22 West Monroe, LA 13,103 37.5%
23 Morgan City, LA 11,525 34.7%
24 Franklin, LA 6,811 34.7%
25 Patterson, LA 5,928 34.7%
26 Lafayette, LA 122,469 34.7%
27 Youngsville, LA 15,167 34.7%
28 Broussard, LA 12,960 34.7%
29 Carencro, LA 9,531 34.7%
30 Scott, LA 8,200 34.7%
31 Minden, LA 12,145 33.9%
32 New Iberia, LA 28,844 33.7%
33 Alexandria, LA 45,736 33.1%
34 Pineville, LA 14,653 33.1%
35 Hammond, LA 19,374 32.8%
36 Ponchatoula, LA 7,729 32.8%
37 Gonzales, LA 12,080 32.7%
38 Donaldsonville, LA 6,834 32.7%
39 Lake Charles, LA 83,444 31.4%
40 Sulphur, LA 21,490 31.4%
41 Breaux Bridge, LA 7,711 31.2%
42 St. Martinville, LA 5,602 31.2%
43 Bogalusa, LA 10,921 30.6%
44 Marksville, LA 5,118 28.8%
45 Bossier City, LA 63,168 28.7%
46 Ville Platte, LA 6,488 27.0%
47 Slidell, LA 28,537 26.9%
48 Mandeville, LA 12,985 26.9%
49 Covington, LA 11,155 26.9%
50 Houma, LA 33,461 24.2%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 260,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.

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