Hammond, LA, zip code 70401 is a city located in Tangipahoa Parish with a population of approximately 21,000. It is the home of Southeastern Louisiana University with an active student population that contributes to the local economy and culture. In terms of politics, the citizens of Hammond are represented by various positions both at the state and federal level. The current Louisiana State Senator for District 12 is Cleo Fields; he has served since 2008 and focuses his efforts on economic growth and development. At the federal level, Steve Scalise represents Hammond in the US House of Representatives as part of the 1st Congressional district. He works to reduce government spending and promote fiscal responsibility while supporting small businesses and families in this region. The citizens of Hammond also play an important role in electing their mayor and other local officials such as sheriffs and school board members who help shape city policies.
The political climate in Zip 70401 (Hammond, LA) is moderately conservative.
Tangipahoa County, LA is very conservative. In Tangipahoa County, LA 32.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tangipahoa parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.8%.
Tangipahoa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70401 (Hammond, LA) is moderately conservative.
Hammond, Louisiana is moderately conservative.
Tangipahoa County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Hammond 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.
Hammond, 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 70401 (Hammond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 254 contributions totaling $32,688 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $39,390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)