The 70130 zip code in New Orleans, LA is a vibrant and diverse place to live. Politically speaking, the area is mainly dominated by Democratic party candidates and initiatives. Much like the rest of the state, the majority of the voters in this region are registered with the Democratic party. In recent years, citywide elections have seen an increase in voter turnout for progressive-leaning candidates and initiatives including affordable housing and public safety. Additionally, local grassroots organizations have been growing rapidly and are playing an increasingly important role in advocating for progressive candidates and causes in this area. As such, 70130 has become a hotbed for political engagement within the larger context of New Orleans politics.
The political climate in Zip 70130 (New Orleans, LA) is very 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 70130 (New Orleans, LA) is very liberal.
New Orleans, Louisiana is very 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 70130 (New Orleans)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,911 contributions totaling $684,045 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,009 contributions totaling $1,584,954 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,571 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)