The politics in 70647 Iowa, LA are dominated by a few major players. The state representatives for this area are the Honorable Patrick Jefferson and the Honorable Katrina Jackson. Both representatives have served the community for many years and have built strong relationships with local constituents. They work hard to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met, including advocating for improved infrastructure, education funding, and economic development within their respective districts. Additionally, both representatives actively engage with their local communities to ensure that they remain informed on important issues that impact them. Furthermore, these two prominent politicians work together to provide legislation and initiatives that benefit all residents of 70647 Iowa, LA.
The political climate in Zip 70647 (Iowa, LA) is strongly conservative.
Calcasieu County, LA is very conservative. In Calcasieu County, LA 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calcasieu parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 31.4%.
Calcasieu county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70647 (Iowa, LA) is strongly conservative.
Iowa, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Calcasieu County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Lake Charles 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.
Iowa, 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 70647 (Iowa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $22,964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $478 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $114,407 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,448 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)