The politics of 70529 Duson, LA are largely determined by its status as a rural community in Acadia Parish. While not officially an incorporated town, the residents of 70529 have a long history of engaging in local politics and making their voices heard through various elections and initiatives. Despite its small size, the area is known for producing prominent members of local government, ranging from members of school boards to parish officials. In recent years, the people of 70529 have increasingly focused on issues such as infrastructure improvements, education reform, economic development and public safety. A growing number of residents are also getting involved in local campaigns and showing up to vote in elections at increasing rates each year. With its unique political landscape and ever-changing dynamics, 70529 has become an important hub for political activity in Acadia Parish.
The political climate in Zip 70529 (Duson, LA) is strongly 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 70529 (Duson, LA) is strongly conservative.
Duson, Louisiana is strongly 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.
Duson, 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 70529 (Duson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $6,203 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $14,298 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $572 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)