The politics of Kenner, LA (zip code 70065) are represented by a number of local officials who oversee the daily operations of the city. The current mayor is Ben Zahn III, and the other members of the City Council include Cyndi Nguyen, Gregory Carroll, Keith Conley, Maria DeFrancesch and Kent Denapolis. All of these elected officials serve their constituents in the best interest of Kenner, working to ensure that its citizens have access to necessary resources and services. These officials make sure that issues such as public safety, economic development and infrastructure are addressed in a way that fits within the city's budget constraints. Additionally, they strive to foster an environment that is conducive to business growth and tourism. It is through these efforts that Kenner has been able to become one of Louisiana's most vibrant cities.
The political climate in Zip 70065 (Kenner, 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 70065 (Kenner, LA) is leaning conservative.
Kenner, 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.
Kenner, 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 70065 (Kenner)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 504 contributions totaling $53,005 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 494 contributions totaling $187,797 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)