The politics in 70605 Lake Charles, LA are heavily influenced by its population. With a population of nearly 80,000 people, the area has a diverse range of opinions and views on different political issues. This creates an interesting political landscape with different candidates running for office on issues that directly affect the residents of Lake Charles. Many local candidates have made their way to the forefront of conversations in recent years as they vie for positions in city council and other government offices. The debates between these candidates often reflect the beliefs of those in the community and help shape the overall political climate in this part of Louisiana. As such, it's important to take time to learn about each candidate's views before making a decision on who should represent your interests in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 70605 (Lake Charles, 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 70605 (Lake Charles, LA) is strongly conservative.
Lake Charles, 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.
Lake Charles, 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 70605 (Lake Charles)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 370 contributions totaling $163,412 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $442 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 781 contributions totaling $478,171 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $612 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)