The 70801 zip code is located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The city is the capital of the state and a hub of political activity. It is home to several influential politicians such as Governor John Bel Edwards and Senator Bill Cassidy. Baton Rouge is also the headquarters for numerous government agencies, non-profits, and corporations that have a significant impact on state-wide politics. The population of Baton Rouge is approximately 229,000, which makes it one of the largest cities in Louisiana. With such an active political atmosphere, it's no surprise that there are numerous issues that affect those living and working in 70801 Baton Rouge. Some of these issues include economic development, education reform, criminal justice reform, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability initiatives. Politicians from both major parties work together to create solutions to address these issues and ensure that 70801 Baton Rouge remains a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Zip 70801 (Baton Rouge, LA) is somewhat liberal.
East Baton Rouge County, LA is somewhat liberal. In East Baton Rouge County, LA 55.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, East Baton Rouge parish remained strongly Democratic, 55.5% to 42.5%.
East Baton Rouge county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70801 (Baton Rouge, LA) is somewhat liberal.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana is somewhat liberal.
East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana is somewhat liberal.
Baton Rouge Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: r r d d d D
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 70801 (Baton Rouge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $27,340 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,243 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $53,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $936 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)