The small town of French Settlement, LA (zip code 70733) is a largely rural community located in Livingston Parish. Like many other rural communities in the area, it has not experienced much influence from local political candidates. Instead, the politics of the region are primarily determined by state and federal representatives who are elected by all residents of Louisiana. These elected officials typically focus on issues that affect all Louisianans such as economic growth, education, healthcare, infrastructure, and social services. In French Settlement specifically though there is an emphasis on preserving the area’s unique cultural heritage and maintaining the traditional values and beliefs of its residents. As a result, local representatives often prioritize matters related to these topics when making decisions or forming policy initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 70733 (French Settlement, LA) is very conservative.
Livingston County, LA is very conservative. In Livingston County, LA 14.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 14.2%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70733 (French Settlement, LA) is very conservative.
French Settlement, Louisiana is very conservative.
Livingston County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Baton Rouge Metro Area is somewhat 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.
French Settlement, 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 70733 (French Settlement)
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 6 contributions totaling $2,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $445 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)