Kentwood, Louisiana is a vibrant and eclectic community located in Tangipahoa Parish. It has a diverse population that is heavily involved in local politics. The town is represented in the state legislature by Senator Derrick Edwards, while the local government consists of an elected mayor and a board of five selectmen. Both the mayor and the selectmen are responsible for overseeing different aspects of life in the city, from managing public safety to advocating for economic development, which makes Kentwood's politics an important part of what makes it such a great place to call home. Residents have multiple opportunities to get involved in local politics, including attending city council meetings or registering to vote. This ensures that everyone's voice can be heard when it comes to making decisions about their community.
The political climate in Kentwood, LA is somewhat conservative.
Tangipahoa County, LA is very conservative. In Tangipahoa County, LA 32.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tangipahoa parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.8%.
Tangipahoa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kentwood, LA is somewhat conservative.
Tangipahoa County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Hammond Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Kentwood, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Kentwood, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $6,176 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $5,018 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)