The small town of Cameron, LA (zip code 70631) is part of the Calcasieu Parish. It is a rural area with a population of approximately 1,800 people. Local politics are governed by the Calcasieu Parish Council, which consists of nine members elected by district. Each member must be a resident of their respective district and represent the interests of the citizens in that district. The council is responsible for setting budgets and policies to further the development and growth of the parish as a whole. In addition to local elected officials, the residents also elect representatives to serve in higher government offices such as state and federal roles. All political candidates must go through a rigorous selection process before being placed on any ballot in order to ensure that representatives are qualified and knowledgeable about issues concerning their constituents.
The political climate in Zip 70631 (Cameron, LA) is very conservative.
Cameron County, LA is very conservative. In Cameron County, LA 8.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cameron parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.9% to 8.0%.
Cameron county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70631 (Cameron, LA) is very conservative.
Cameron, Louisiana is very conservative.
Cameron County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Lake Charles 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.
Cameron, 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 70631 (Cameron)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $5,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $7,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $714 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)