The politics in 70548 Kaplan, LA are deeply rooted in the local community. The town is home to various political action committees and organizations that fight for the rights and needs of its citizens. From environmental protection to economic development, these groups work tirelessly to ensure a better future for all living in this area. In addition, 70548 Kaplan has a number of elected officials that represent their constituents on a local level. These include representatives from Louisiana’s Senate and House of Representatives as well as members of the parish council. All these representatives strive to bring about positive change in their communities and create a better future for those who live there.
The political climate in Zip 70548 (Kaplan, LA) is very conservative.
Vermilion County, LA is very conservative. In Vermilion County, LA 18.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vermilion parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.3% to 18.3%.
Vermilion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70548 (Kaplan, LA) is very conservative.
Kaplan, Louisiana is very conservative.
Vermilion County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Lafayette 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.
Kaplan, 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 70548 (Kaplan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $35,502 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,014 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $19,713 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $704 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)