The politics of 70520 Carencro, LA are centered around the small town's local government. Located in the heart of Lafayette Parish, Carencro is part of the vibrant and diverse region known as Acadiana. City council meetings are held regularly and residents are encouraged to attend and make their voices heard. Local representatives from all levels of government take part in these meetings, providing support and advice to Carencro’s citizens. The residents of 70520 Carencro have embraced its unique culture while recognizing the importance of being involved with their local government. With a population just over 9,000 people, 70520 Carencro is a proud community that supports its elected officials with enthusiasm and respect.
The political climate in Zip 70520 (Carencro, LA) is moderately conservative.
Lafayette County, LA is strongly conservative. In Lafayette County, LA 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.7%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70520 (Carencro, LA) is moderately conservative.
Carencro, Louisiana is moderately conservative.
Lafayette County, Louisiana is strongly 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.
Carencro, 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 70520 (Carencro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $10,010 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $112,396 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $624 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)