The politics in 70778 Sorrento, LA are complex and have the potential to greatly impact the area's future. The local government is led by a Mayor and City Council who serve to make decisions that affect the community. In their roles, they strive to balance the interests of local citizens while also striving for economic growth and development. Local laws and ordinances are passed through the council with public input into consideration. Additionally, elections are held every few years to select new members of the council, giving citizens a voice in what direction their city takes. While population numbers are not available, 70778 Sorrento, LA has a strong local political presence that works diligently to ensure the best outcomes for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 70778 (Sorrento, LA) is strongly conservative.
Ascension County, LA is very conservative. In Ascension County, LA 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ascension parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.7%.
Ascension county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 70778 (Sorrento, LA) is strongly conservative.
Sorrento, Louisiana is strongly conservative.
Ascension County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Baton Rouge Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Sorrento, 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 70778 (Sorrento)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)