The politics in 70748 Jackson, LA are largely influenced by the same issues that shape Louisiana as a whole. The economy, education, healthcare, and justice reform are all key topics of discussion and debate among local political candidates. At the state level, elections for governor and other constitutional offices are held every four years on the first Saturday in October. The state Legislature meets annually in Baton Rouge to debate and vote on bills and laws that affect people living in 70748 Jackson, LA. Issues such as taxes, transportation infrastructure, public safety initiatives, job creation initiatives, healthcare access and affordability for all citizens are also key proposals from local political candidates that resonate with voters in this area. In addition to state-level politics affecting 70748 Jackson citizens’ daily lives, residents are also engaged in engaging conversations about federal-level policies like immigration reform and tax relief measures which also have a major impact on their lives.
The political climate in Zip 70748 (Jackson, LA) is somewhat conservative.
East Feliciana County, LA is moderately conservative. In East Feliciana County, LA 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, East Feliciana parish remained very strongly Republican, 57.7% to 40.7%.
East Feliciana county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70748 (Jackson, LA) is somewhat conservative.
Jackson, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
East Feliciana County, Louisiana is moderately 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.
Jackson, 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 70748 (Jackson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 340 contributions totaling $10,459 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $12,926 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)