The politics in 70128 New Orleans, LA are diverse and vibrant. As the heart of Louisiana’s most populous city, there is a wide range of political views held by residents and those running for office. The issues that dominate local politics in this area are crime, education, poverty, health care, business development and economic growth. Local politicians work hard to create positive change in these areas while keeping the cost of living low and engaging citizens with campaigns and outreach initiatives. Politicians from both major parties have found success in winning or maintaining seats throughout the years. Those representing the area often come from varied backgrounds but share a commitment to improving quality of life for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 70128 (New Orleans, LA) is strongly liberal.
Orleans County, LA is very liberal. In Orleans County, LA 83.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 15.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orleans parish remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 83.1% to 15.0%.
Orleans county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70128 (New Orleans, LA) is strongly liberal.
New Orleans, Louisiana is strongly liberal.
Orleans County, Louisiana is very liberal.
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.
New Orleans, Louisiana: D D D D D D
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 70128 (New Orleans)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 813 contributions totaling $25,863 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $13,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,098 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)