The politics of 70121 Jefferson, LA are a reflection of the diverse population and culture in the area. With large African-American and Hispanic communities, the local political candidates strive to represent the needs of all members of the community. The city is represented by various members of both major parties, Republicans and Democrats, who focus on addressing issues such as education, public safety, health care access, and economic development. Each candidate works hard to ensure that individual rights are respected and that all citizens have equitable access to basic services and resources. While the political landscape in this area may be complex at times, it is clear that the citizens of 70121 Jefferson place a high value on their representation in government and strive for a better future for themselves and their community.
The political climate in Zip 70121 (Jefferson, LA) is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, LA is somewhat conservative. In Jefferson County, LA 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson parish remained strongly Republican, 54.7% to 43.6%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70121 (Jefferson, LA) is leaning conservative.
Jefferson, Louisiana is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
New Orleans-Metairie Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Jefferson, 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 70121 (Jefferson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 796 contributions totaling $60,967 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 169 contributions totaling $89,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $531 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)