The small town of 70516 Branch, LA is a close-knit community that prides itself on its tight-knit political culture. The town has a mayor and a city council made up of four members that serves as the local government. All local decisions are discussed by these five representatives and voted in through majority decisions. Elections for local political offices take place every two years and are open to any resident of 70516 Branch who meets the requirements. Residents take pride in their ability to be involved in the politics of their town and often show up to cast their vote in favor of the candidate they believe will best represent their interests. Each season, new candidates come onto the scene, bringing with them fresh ideas and platforms to present to the town's citizens. With so much pride invested in its political system, it is no surprise that 70516 Branch is a thriving community that works together for its collective betterment.
The political climate in Zip 70516 (Branch, LA) is very conservative.
Acadia County, LA is very conservative. In Acadia County, LA 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Acadia parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 19.1%.
Acadia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70516 (Branch, LA) is very conservative.
Branch, Louisiana is very conservative.
Acadia County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Lafayette 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.
Branch, 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 70516 (Branch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $3,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)