The politics in 70123 River Ridge, LA are largely focused on the local level. The city has an elected mayor and council members who work together to provide services for the citizens of River Ridge. The local government works hard to ensure that all residents have access to quality education, public safety, transportation, infrastructure, and many other essential services. Through initiatives such as tax incentives and development projects, River Ridge strives to attract new businesses and create jobs for its citizens. The River Ridge government also supports neighborhood organizations and nonprofits that promote community engagement and volunteerism. It is important that all citizens take part in the political process by voting in elections and staying informed about issues impacting their city.
The political climate in Zip 70123 (River Ridge, LA) is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, LA is somewhat conservative. In Jefferson County, LA 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson parish remained strongly Republican, 54.7% to 43.6%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70123 (River Ridge, LA) is leaning conservative.
River Ridge, Louisiana is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
New Orleans-Metairie Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Louisiana is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
River Ridge, Louisiana: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 70123 (River Ridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 835 contributions totaling $88,259 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 729 contributions totaling $435,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $598 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)