The politics in 70443 Independence, LA are highly impacted by the local population. As such, it is important to pay attention to who the local political candidates are and what their stances on key issues are. The most influential political positions in the area are those of Mayor and City Council members, both of which have a direct impact on how the city is run. Each candidate brings a unique perspective and set of goals that they intend to fulfill while in office; it is up to voters to decide which candidate will best serve them and their community’s interests. It is also important to pay attention to other elected officials such as judges, parish council members, and state representatives who may have an influence over policy decisions made in the 70443 Independence, LA region.
The political climate in Zip 70443 (Independence, LA) is strongly 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 70443 (Independence, LA) is strongly conservative.
Independence, Louisiana is strongly 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.
Independence, 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 70443 (Independence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 134 contributions totaling $14,233 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $6,158 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)