The politics in 70047 Destrehan, LA are largely dependent on the local representatives at the state and federal level. These representatives come from both major political parties, Democratic and Republican, and their decisions have a direct impact on the lives of people living in this area. The current members of Congress from this district include Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Senator John Kennedy (R-LA). These individuals are responsible for creating laws that affect everything from healthcare to job opportunities within the state. Additionally, they are also responsible for representing the interests of those constituents who reside within their districts to ensure their voices are heard nationally. With these key players in mind, it is clear that politics in 70047 Destrehan, LA have a significant impact on what happens locally.
The political climate in Zip 70047 (Destrehan, LA) is moderately conservative.
St. Charles County, LA is strongly conservative. In St. Charles County, LA 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Charles parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.4%.
St. Charles county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70047 (Destrehan, LA) is moderately conservative.
Destrehan, Louisiana is moderately conservative.
St. Charles County, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
New Orleans-Metairie Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Destrehan, 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 70047 (Destrehan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 299 contributions totaling $40,370 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $63,606 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $424 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)