Orleans Parish Voting Precinct Boundaries

Boundaries of Orleans Parish voting precincts, defined by the New Orleans City Charter and updated in September 2015 to reflect population changes. The dataset provides the smallest political units with defined geographical limits, as established by the parish governing authority and verified by the Louisiana Secretary of State.

Use Cases

• Map precinct boundaries to visible ground features like highways, roads, and rivers for geographic analysis
• Analyze precinct contiguity and compactness as defined by Louisiana election code RS 18:532
• Join precinct geometries with voter registration statistics for demographic and electoral modeling

Strengths

• Boundaries are legally defined and verified by the Louisiana Secretary of State's Office
• Precincts are established as the smallest political unit per Louisiana election code
• Data is updated, with a last platform update recorded in September 2025

Limitations

• Dataset size, row count, and specific column schema are unknown
• Precinct boundaries were last substantively updated in 2015, which may not reflect recent demographic shifts
• Data availability is limited to Orleans Parish, not statewide

Provenance

Source

City of New Orleans

Collection Method

Defined by ordinance according to the New Orleans Home Rule Charter and Louisiana state law

Time Range

Boundaries updated September 25, 2015

Freshness

Last updated on the platform 2025-09-20; boundary definitions updated September 25,我们发现2015.

Geography

Orleans Parish, Louisiana